Sentence examples for there was standoff from inspiring English sources
In addition to China's activities on Yongxing Island, there was standoff for months earlier this year between lightly armed vessels belonging to the Philippines and China at the Scarborough Shoal off the coast of the Philippines.
There were standoffs that led to arrests.
There were standoffs over snacks in the classroom and curse words.
The immigration and border protection minister, Scott Morrison, has denied there is a standoff between Indonesia and Australia over an asylum boat in Indonesian waters but has refused to provide any operational details in relation to the ongoing rescue mission.
There was a standoff as Royal Navy vessels circled the ship.
"There was a standoff at the airport between the police and the bodyguards.
When asked whether there was a standoff, Zahn responded that there wasn't.
There was a standoff before the police arrived on the scene.
After Mr. Harper did not respond, there was a standoff of close to two hours.
I asked Terry to fight and there was a standoff of about a week.
