stalemate
noun
a position of the pieces in which a player cannot move any piece except the king and cannot move the king without putting it in check.
had stalemated
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past perfectof stalemate.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Entrenched on 3,000-ft. height overlooking the Mignano gate, the Germans had stalemated General Clark's weather-logged British and American troops for almost a month.
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