standoff

Example Sentences

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Their standoff energizes the play, but this jolt of momentum comes a little too late.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2026

Warfield: We were very careful in Season 2 when there was a standoff with the union.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2026

Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who is Cuban American, has said the US is seeing a diplomatic solution to the standoff.

From Barron's • May 30, 2026

The fate of Castillo and Otero and others like them has grown in importance to both the U.S. and Cuban governments as the standoff drags on.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

The actress and storyteller Awele Makeba transforms the auditorium into a packed city bus, the scene of a tense standoff between a determined black girl and several uniformed white men.

From "Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice" by Phillip Hoose