Sentence examples for be stalemated from inspiring English sources
noun
The state in which the player to move is not in check but has no legal moves, resulting in a draw.
Alas, because so many ideologies and interest groups have partly valid critiques, reform in Washington may well be stalemated.
Indeed, all major legislation and reforms are likely to be stalemated until 2013, following a new presidential election.
Declaring Afghanistan to be the central front in the struggle against terrorism, Mr. Obama talked during the campaign of sending at least two more combat brigades to Afghanistan — in effect staking the reputation of his new national security team on the outcome of that war, which appears to be stalemated, at best.
It appears that the members of any possible pair of genetically identical human twins could be stalemated, e.g., in an arm-wrestling match.
Peace talks are stalemated.
For a year she was stalemated.
The talks had been stalemated for months.
The Senate is stalemated over a climate change bill.
The two sides have been stalemated for more than two months.
Reform is stalemated by those who are protecting the status quo.
