checkmate
checkmating
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present participleof checkmate.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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That is as humiliating as it gets — to have somebody say, “You suck, Uncle Jake,” spelled wrong while checkmating me.
From New York Times ● Jan. 27, 2024
Partly that was because of the checkmating defense by his old coach, Bill Belichick, and partly it was the pelting rain and chill winds, which had once been his home-field allies.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 4, 2021
Harris was also asked about Chargers receiver Keenan Allen’s dismissive comments about Harris last week after the Broncos star cornerback was primarily responsible for checkmating the league’s top receiver in Denver’s 20-13 win.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 15, 2019
They imagined they could corral him and use him to achieve their own purposes, such as checkmating labor unions and reasserting German strength.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 19, 2018
The original alliance, signed in 1902, was negotiated for a definite, limited objective—the checkmating of Russia’s over-weening imperialism.
From The Rising Tide of Color Against White World-Supremacy by Lothrop Stoddard
