Sentence examples for standoff and from inspiring English sources

That would only invite partisan standoff and voting scandal.

Like others, he was sad for the families involved in the standoff and the murder.

Cyprus wants U.S. help in resolving the standoff and in tapping oil and gas deposits.

There are economic stakes for both countries if the standoff and tensions continue.

The conflict culminated in a tense armed standoff and Bundy's recent arrest.

There is a tense standoff, and the start of the healing of Matt Austin's deep wounds.

With it have come years of tinderbox standoff and slippery negotiation.

They advocate a "judicious use of standoff and air weapons" against Mr. Assad's forces.

"Israel wants a permanent state of standoff and I don't believe that's in the interests of the region".

Ultimately, law enforcement officials defused the standoff, and the boy was happily reunited with his father, the detective said.

The standoff -- and the possibility of greater civil unrest -- left this already troubled country deeply uneasy.