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Checkmated | Checkmating | Checkmates

Checkmated meaning

  1. Having a king in check with no possible move to escape check, thus losing the game.
  2. Suffering a personal loss with no obvious chance to escape the loss.

Using Checkmated

  • The main meaning on this page is: Having a king in check with no possible move to escape check, thus losing the game. | Suffering a personal loss with no obvious chance to escape the loss.
  • In the example corpus, checkmated often appears in combinations such as: checkmated by, be checkmated, was checkmated.

Context around Checkmated

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 29.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 4 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

itself 1×

Sentence patterns with Checkmated

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

could be checkmated 1× emperor was checkmated by a 1× finds itself checkmated by the 1× king is checkmated and the 1× may be checkmated on the 1× must be checkmated and government 1× that was checkmated by the 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

he even nursed 1× hobbled by an 1× in the saga 1× the purveyors of 1× they reassured themselves 1× when a bare 1×

Common sentence endings:

by a bishop 1× could be checkmated 1× in ignominious circumstances 1× menace he said 1× nsa ajit doval 1× the next move 1×

Words around Checkmated

Just before it in the word index:

checkmate 80 checkmarx 3 checkmarks 7 checkmark 18 checklists 21 checklist 155

Just after it in the word index:

checkmates 4 checkmating 8 checkme 2 checkoff 11 checkout 307 checkouts 46

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaba 10 aafc 10 aaib 10 aalbers 10 abbate 10 abbesses 10

Corpus analysis for Checkmated

  • In this selection, "checkmated" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 29.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, itself stand out and add context to how "checkmated" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include could be checkmated and emperor was checkmated by a. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "checkmated" sits close to words such as aaba, aafc and aaib, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with checkmated

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The purveyors of Siamese twins of evil must be checkmated and government will continue to engage to end the menace,” he said. (22 words)

If it is not possible to get out of check, the king is checkmated and the game is over (see the next section). (23 words)

In The Saga of Earl Mágus, which was written in Iceland somewhere between 1300–1325, it is described how an emperor was checkmated by a bishop. (26 words)

Longer example sentences

They reassured themselves that Buhari was not really the one in charge of affairs in his first outing as a military Head of State and that his fame or notoriety for delegation of authority would mean that he could be checkmated. (41 words)

When a bare king faces a king and two knights, checkmate can occur only if the opponent commits a blunder by moving his king to a square where it may be checkmated on the next move. (36 words)

He even nursed the ambition to be replaced by his wife, Grace Mugabe, an ambition that was checkmated by the military which eventually booted him out of office in ignominious circumstances. (31 words)

Example sentences (7)

He even nursed the ambition to be replaced by his wife, Grace Mugabe, an ambition that was checkmated by the military which eventually booted him out of office in ignominious circumstances.

Hobbled by an ailing economy, Islamabad finds itself checkmated by the trio of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and National Security Adviser (NSA) Ajit Doval.

The purveyors of Siamese twins of evil must be checkmated and government will continue to engage to end the menace,” he said.

They reassured themselves that Buhari was not really the one in charge of affairs in his first outing as a military Head of State and that his fame or notoriety for delegation of authority would mean that he could be checkmated.

If it is not possible to get out of check, the king is checkmated and the game is over (see the next section).

In The Saga of Earl Mágus, which was written in Iceland somewhere between 1300–1325, it is described how an emperor was checkmated by a bishop.

When a bare king faces a king and two knights, checkmate can occur only if the opponent commits a blunder by moving his king to a square where it may be checkmated on the next move.

Common combinations with checkmated

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "checkmated" in a sentence?
An example: "He even nursed the ambition to be replaced by his wife, Grace Mugabe, an ambition that was checkmated by the military which eventually booted him out of office in ignominious circumstances." This page contains 7 example sentences with the word "checkmated" from authentic English texts.
What does "checkmated" mean?
Checkmated means: Having a king in check with no possible move to escape check, thus losing the game.
How many example sentences with "checkmated" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 7 example sentences with "checkmated", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.