in statu quo
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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For reasons that are not necessary to be set down here, the Berlin office of Macy's has been in statu quo for some years past, although it is just now reopening.
From The Romance of a Great Store by Hungerford, Edward
He took the club of cypress wood And smote what seemed a mighty blow, But, though the aim was true and good The ball remained in statu quo.
From Wayside Weeds by Ellis, William Hodgson
Things remain here exactly in statu quo, except that your aid daily becomes more necessary, and will soon be indispensable.
From The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. VIII by Sparks, Jared
The provision was necessary for the preservation of this interest in statu quo.
From A Letter to the Hon. Samuel Eliot, Representative in Congress From the City of Boston, In Reply to His Apology For Voting For the Fugitive Slave Bill. by Dexter, Franklin
The church had remained in statu quo during the Rector’s stay abroad, but now that he had returned, it was with ideas similar to the new broom—he meant to sweep clean.
From Eli's Children The Chronicles of an Unhappy Family by Fenn, George Manville
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