Sentence examples for standoff that from inspiring English sources

After a standoff that dragged on for days, the state relented and scrapped its plan.

And in a single morning, he defused a standoff that had drawn unflattering worldwide news coverage.

All of this is yet another rebuke to the partisan standoff that prevents sensible budgeting.

If Britain so chooses, this could become a standoff that could drag on for years.

But he is well versed in the sort of player-team standoff that threatens Marbury's career.

This led to the diplomatic standoff that has characterised our relations with Russia ever since".

After a standoff that lasted almost three weeks, Italy acquiesced and opened its port.

Writers made no matching step, leading to a standoff that persisted this week.

He surrendered about 7 30 p.m., ending a standoff that began more than five hours before.

It was the culmination of a four-month standoff that has underscored both the strengths and limits of international diplomacy.

After religious leaders tried to reason with the officers, witnesses said, there was a brief standoff that quickly escalated.