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stand off
verb as in stall
Strong matches
Example Sentences
This could further frustrate the fragile peace process aimed at ending an increasingly tedious stand off.
He denied there was a stand off between potential leadership candidates.
One witness told PA news agency they heard a stand off between police and the suspect in an alley.
"The game of rugby is meant to be hyperactive, physical and a game of chess which is incredible to watch. Instead you have a stand off."
He warns it will be Prince Harry who will lose public support from this stand off and says he should "take a grip on his life" and not see himself as a "victim".
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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