Sentence examples for standoffs in from inspiring English sources
But during more recent standoffs in 2005 and 2006, Professor Liu found no evidence of any risk premium.
Reddit users commented that the confrontation was one of many recent road-rage standoffs in the UK.
Seen in this light, trade negotiations are like one of those standoffs in which an armed gunman takes himself hostage.
After defusing standoffs in Queens, Cuomo was appointed secretary of state, where he represented New York State in a land claims dispute with American Indians upstate.
In seeking diplomatic settlements to the standoffs in Syria, Iran, and Israel-Palestine, Kerry has become, perhaps, the most important Secretary of State since Henry Kissinger.
"That was crazy, man — there aren't too many knife standoffs in Oklahoma, not that I can remember," said Griffin, who played at the University of Oklahoma.
At the standoff in Nevada, they pulled back.
The impact of the standoff in Washington is already being felt in states.
Remembering the international standoff in the Lowe's parking lot recently, I scolded myself again.
Already, many argue, the standoff in Washington has deepened the sense of America's decline.
