in statu quo
Americanadverb
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This could not have been a satisfactory result to the "Little Corporal," for he never seemed partial to leaving things in statu quo ante bellum.
From The Exploits and Triumphs, in Europe, of Paul Morphy, the Chess Champion by Frederick Milnes Edge
Having had no account of the definitive treaty, I remain in statu quo.
From The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. VIII by Jared Sparks
The rest of her sisters, she said, continued in statu quo.
From Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume I (of 2) A Biographical and Critical Study Based Mainly on his own Writings by Wiliam Cabell Bruce
To the best of my belief it is a fact that no further specimens have been examined by any naturalist of note, and the question is therefore still in statu quo.
From Fishing in British Columbia With a Chapter on Tuna Fishing at Santa Catalina by Thomas Wilson Lambert
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 William Hodgson Ellis
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