STALEMATE in a Sentence

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For STALEMATE, below is one of 5 sentences:
After five weeks of political paralysis, Thailand finally has a way out of the stalemate left by last month's general election.

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 Meanings and Examples of STALEMATE
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stalemate
 n.  deadlock; situation in which further action is blocked
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Example Sentence:
1  After five weeks of political paralysis, Thailand finally has a way out of the stalemate left by last month's general election.
2  Negotiations between the union and the employers have reached a stalemate; neither side is willing to budge from previously stated positions.
3  Tomorrow's meeting between the two leaders is expected to break a diplomatic stalemate that has lasted for ten years.
4  The stepped-up Republican attack against Mr Rubin only heightened investors' concern over the budget stalemate in Washington.
5  Promising “a year of action” as he tries to rejuvenate a presidency mired in low approval ratings and stymied by partisan stalemates, Mr. Obama used his annual State of the Union address to chart a new path forward relying on his own executive authority.