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• Suddenly it is a Mexican standoff—with both sides glaring but nobody swinging a punch yet.1968, Tom Wolfe, The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test, New York, N.Y.: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, →OCLC, page 255. From the entry Mexican standoff
• The popular support among Kurds for the Workers’ Party makes this multisided standoff in northern Iraq even more fraught.2007 October 19, Andrew E. Kramer, “Security Contractors Shoot at Taxi, Wounding 3 Iraqis”, in New York Times. From the entry multisided
• In a densely populated but otherwise quiet district in Daegu, a city in southeastern South Korea, a highly emotional standoff is underway.2022 March 1, Choe Sang-Hun, “How ‘Multiculturalism’ Became a Bad Word in South Korea”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from…. From the entry Daegu
• And in the standoff with The Post this month, all you can do is choose your fighter: Mark Zuckerberg or Rupert Murdoch.2021 April 25, Ben Smith, “Is an Activist’s Pricey House News? Facebook Alone Decides.”, in The New York Times. From the entry choose one's fighter
• "You just don't know how good I could make you feel." The feel of Alize's hand on her breast shocked Paris out of her standoff.2006, Christal Jordan-Mims, Under the Cherry Moon, page 143. From the entry Alize
• The companies announced the multiyear pact Saturday evening, after Paramount began warning YouTube TV customers of the standoff and a potential blackout of its channels earlier this week.2025 February 15, Todd Spangler, “Paramount and YouTube TV Reach Multiyear Distribution Deal for CBS and Other Networks, Agreement…. From the entry multiyear
• A Taiwanese fishing boat, with some activists aboard, returned to Taiwan late Wednesday after a 25-minute standoff with Japanese coast guard ships in disputed Tiaoyutai waters.2011 June 29, “Taiwan boat returns after standoff with Japanese ships near Tiaoyutais”, in Focus Taiwan, archived from the original on 10…. From the entry Tiaoyutai
• And in a statement, the leaders said they “deplore postelectoral violence” in Iran, and they pressed Tehran for a diplomatic solution to the standoff on its nuclear program.2009 July 9, Peter Baker, “Poorer Nations Reject a Target on Emission Cut”, in New York Times. From the entry postelectoral

Meaning of standoff

1. noun A device which maintains a fixed distance between two objects, especially between a surface and a sign or electrical wiring.
2. noun A deadlocked confrontation between antagonists.
3. adjective For use at a distance sufficient from the target to allow defensive fire to be evaded.

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How do you use standoff in a sentence?

Standoff is used as a noun and adjective. For example: “I don't want to get involved in the standoff between those two.”

What is a short sentence with standoff?

“a standoff bomb, missile, or weapon”

What does standoff mean?

Standoff means a device which maintains a fixed distance between two objects, especially between a surface and a sign or electrical wiring.