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.
stalemated
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past participleof stalemate.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof stalemate.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
stalematenouna 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.
Example Sentences
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While the shadow of the stalemated war with Iran looms over the market, Wall Street has been booming, thanks largely to tech stocks.
From MarketWatch ● May 10, 2026
Also, 17 of the 19 Tests were drawn, including three consecutive stalemated series.
From BBC ● Dec. 9, 2025
That’s a rare advance in a stalemated Congress.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 26, 2024
Today, both sides are locked in a stalemated battle of attrition.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 11, 2023
The reasoning was this: I simply could not stand what I had become—stale, perhaps, or stalemated by what appeared to be my faltering body.
From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen
