Sentence examples for be deadlocked over from inspiring English sources
noun
A standstill resulting from the opposition of two evenly matched forces; a stalemate or impasse
For New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, that means reductions totaling hundreds of millions of dollars to popular programs, according to a state-by-state document that the White House released on Sunday in an effort to apply pressure on Congressional Republicans as both sides appear to be deadlocked over how to avert the automatic cuts, known as sequester.
Meanwhile, ceasefire talks between the two sides appear to be deadlocked over the government's imprisonment of 11 alleged coup plotters.
The nations of the world might be deadlocked over what to do about greenhouse gases, but one important agreement reached 20 years ago seems to have produced tangible benefits for the atmosphere and Earth's inhabitants.
The players and management are deadlocked over salaries.
The talks were deadlocked over job security.
At one point, the delegates were deadlocked over the issue of proportional representation in Congress.
The two nations have recently been deadlocked over how to share oil profits.
But the jury was deadlocked over how much money to award them in damages.
The two parties have been deadlocked over the economic recovery bill for weeks.
In March of 1842, when Charles Dickens visited Washington, D.C., Congress was deadlocked over the budget.
