Break-the-deadlock Sentence Examples

break-the-deadlock

  • Both sides had chances to break the deadlock inside the first ten minutes.

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  • Correspondents say North Korea may be using the missile threat to try to break the deadlock.

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  • He had a bellicose attitude toward trying to break the deadlock on the Western Front.

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  • Neither team could break the deadlock and the game remained scoreless at half time.

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