Stalemates is an English word. Below you'll find 8 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Stalemates meaning
plural of stalemate
Using Stalemates
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of stalemate
- In the example corpus, stalemates often appears in combinations such as: in stalemates, stalemates on.
Context around Stalemates
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 2 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Stalemates
- In this selection, "stalemates" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 25.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, offset and bitter stand out and add context to how "stalemates" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 0 0 stalemates and and bitter stalemates could not. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "stalemates" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with stalemates
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Meanwhile, like the EFL Cup tie, the other two games have ended in 0-0 stalemates. (16 words)
Safe-zone cooperation, such as efforts to address global challenges including climate change, could offset stalemates in strategic and security issues. (21 words)
However, in the head-to-head, three of the past five games have ended in stalemates, with the teams securing one win apiece. (23 words)
In the late 1930s and early 1940s, Edsel—who was president of the company—thought Ford had to come to some sort of collective bargaining agreement with the unions because the violence, work disruptions, and bitter stalemates could not go on forever. (42 words)
The FA Cup third round served up its usual mix of big wins, shocks and stalemates on Saturday – but VAR controversy and confusion was a standout theme too. (28 words)
Joshua obtains the missile code but before launching, it cycles through all the nuclear war scenarios it has devised, finding they too all result in stalemates. (26 words)
Example sentences (8)
Meanwhile, like the EFL Cup tie, the other two games have ended in 0-0 stalemates.
However, in the head-to-head, three of the past five games have ended in stalemates, with the teams securing one win apiece.
Safe-zone cooperation, such as efforts to address global challenges including climate change, could offset stalemates in strategic and security issues.
Offensives turn into stalemates and then into retreats, orderly at first, but then a full-blown scattering of soldiers, tired of war, by September 1918.
The FA Cup third round served up its usual mix of big wins, shocks and stalemates on Saturday – but VAR controversy and confusion was a standout theme too.
In the late 1930s and early 1940s, Edsel—who was president of the company—thought Ford had to come to some sort of collective bargaining agreement with the unions because the violence, work disruptions, and bitter stalemates could not go on forever.
Joshua obtains the missile code but before launching, it cycles through all the nuclear war scenarios it has devised, finding they too all result in stalemates.
There were stalemates on numerous issues during the meeting, including the position of vice-president, the defense of the federation, and whether a constitution was required.
Common combinations with stalemates
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- in stalemates 3×
- stalemates on 2×