(n.) The position in the game of chess when a king is in check and cannot be released, -- which ends the game.
(n.) A complete check; utter defeat or overthrow.
(v. t.) To check (an adversary's king) in such a manner that escape in impossible; to defeat (an adversary) by putting his king in check from which there is no escape.
(v. t.) To defeat completely; to terminate; to thwart.
Example Sentences:
(1) And those are unresolvable, and you're checkmated whichever way you go."
(2) He gave me a sleepy-lidded smile, the sort I imagine a grandmaster might give on checkmating someone easily.
(3) Non-violence was a creative doctrine in the South because it checkmated the rabid segregationalists who were thirsting for an opportunity to physically crush Negroes.
(4) We are not checkmated.” Sanders’s campaign is more often compared to Obama’s in 2008 – when the Illinois senator surprised Clinton and the political establishment by pulling off an unexpected victory – than to Jackson’s.
Stalemate
Definition:
(n.) The position of the king when he can not move without being placed on check and there is no other piece which can be moved.
(v. t.) To subject to a stalemate; hence, to bring to a stand.
Example Sentences:
(1) But Sir Hayden Phillips's proposals are stalemated by Labour determination to cap spending and the Tory desire to cap Labour's unions funding while leaving their own flow of funds barely affected.
(2) The consequences of choosing impasse are hardly threatening: mutual recriminations over the cause of stalemate, new rounds of talks, and retaining control of all of the West Bank from within and much of Gaza from without.
(3) If the stalemate materialises again, the PP will be the only alternative to a third round of elections,” he said.
(4) The advocates of reform – including the Guardian – should be unenthusiastic about endorsing a messy compromise with unintended consequences and with the prospect of years of stalemate in the courts and with the regulator itself.
(5) The presidential election in Honduras was heading towards a stalemate, according to the latest polls, in a country reeling from violence, poverty and the legacy of a 2009 coup.
(6) But the British prime minister oozed schadenfreude with the result, received strong support from the Germans, the Dutch and the Scandinavians and looked pleased with the stalemate, portraying himself as the scourge of bloated Brussels, the guardian of the British and the European taxpayer.
(7) Unless a write-off of official debt is agreed upon – quite unlikely, in our view – we think a stalemate between Greece and its international creditors will eventually lead to a withdrawal of international support leaving Grexit as potentially the only available solution for Greece.
(8) Eurozone finance ministers meet in Luxembourg on Thursday for what has been billed as the latest “last-chance” for an agreement, but the negotiating atmosphere is at a nadir since Tsipras came to power in January, talks are at stalemate and hopes of a breakthrough are slim.
(9) The foreign secretary, William Hague, and his Ecuadorean opposite number, Ricardo Patiño, met on Monday to discuss the ongoing diplomatic stalemate, but were unable to reach agreement.
(10) Self-analysis and alteration in the characteristic style of the analyst resolved the stalemate and enabled the analytic work to progress.
(11) She had stood against Ping in elections in January, which ended in a stalemate that extended Ping's term in office by a further six months until a fresh ballot could be held.
(12) To illustrate the impeding effects of an analytic style at a particular phase of analysis, I describe a stalemate in the analysis of a severely self-critical patient.
(13) Everyone has to fend for themselves.” The lack of a coordinated rescue effort is being blamed by local authorities on the fighting, which has ground to a stalemate as Isis attempts to consolidate its losses and dig in around the centre of west Mosul, a densely packed area of homes and narrow roads.
(14) Given the current political stalemate , this effort should not be dismissed, even if concerns persist.
(15) London and Brussels appear headed for stalemate going into a European Union summit on Tuesday discuss Britain’s vote to leave.
(16) The vote broke a long stalemate in parliament, potentially clearing the way for several reforms aimed at spurring the flagging economy, which the government hopes to pass in an extended session that ends in two weeks.
(17) Wigan looked jaded in their 61st game of a marathon campaign and this sterile stalemate served to suggest that Derby are the most vibrant team competing for the remaining spot in next season's Premier League.
(18) The peace process that followed the 2013 ceasefire with the Kurdistan Workers’ party (PKK) may now also receive a much-needed shot in the arm, after a recent period of stalemate and sporadic violence.
(19) After months of political stalemate, the Spanish prime minister, Mariano Rajoy, and Catalan leader, Artur Mas, agreed last week to a meeting.
(20) He still felt the two-state solution could be implemented, although he was critical of the Israeli government about the stalemate in those negotiations and partly the Palestinians as well.” Facebook Twitter Pinterest The Knesset in Jerusalem lowers flags to half mast on Wednesday.