How to Use impasse in a Sentence

impasse

noun

• She had reached an impasse in her career.
• An arbitrator was called in to break the impasse.
• Which means there’s no end in sight to the GOP’s impasse.
  — Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling, The New Republic, 19 Oct. 2023
• The impasse had left the path forward for both bills unclear in the House.
  — Kristina Peterson and Andrew Duehren, WSJ, 24 Aug. 2021
• The two countries are now seeking a way around the impasse.
  — Mimansa Verma, Quartz, 11 May 2023
• And for the past year or so it was always shadowed with the impasse over kids.
  — Ben Lerner, Harper's Magazine, 3 Nov. 2023
• The impasse over this issue ran right up to the deadline.
  — Lauren Kaori Gurley, Washington Post, 15 Sep. 2022
• Hence the impasse, and the lack of action. Is there anything else that can be done?
  — David Faris, The Week, 5 Oct. 2021
• The longer the impasse lingers, the greater the risk that moderate Senate Democrats will get cold feet.
  — Stephen Collinson, CNN, 29 Oct. 2021
• But the city did not budge, and the police union did not come around, leading to an impasse.
  — David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Nov. 2021
• Now, Starbucks and the union appear to be at an impasse.
  — CBS News, 20 Dec. 2024
• Sources say the impasse stems from the fact that there were two teams that worked on the movie at different times.
  — Carolyn Giardina, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Jan. 2023
• That was good enough at the time, the museum has said, and the two sides remain at an impasse.
  — Sean Elder, Town & Country, 8 Jan. 2023
• Some have floated the prospects of Democrats intervening in the melee to end the impasse.
  — Ryan King, Washington Examiner, 5 Jan. 2023
• At the time, the nation seemed to be at an unconscionable impasse.
  — Rebecca Tuhus-Dubrow, Washington Post, 21 Sep. 2022
• The current contract was inked in April 2021 after a year-and-a-half impasse.
  — oregonlive, 11 Aug. 2022
• Placing the small block on the top face in the middle of any side also results in an impasse.
  — Jean-Paul Delahaye, Scientific American, 28 Apr. 2021
• At this impasse, some of the group flew back to the United States, some headed to Argentina.
  — Francesca Street, CNN, 16 Mar. 2023
• That impasse is forcing Johnson to reach across the aisle to keep the government open.
  — Jacob Bogage, Washington Post, 14 Nov. 2023
• The impasse has resulted in sticking with the 2001 law.
  — Charlie Savage, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2021
• That would allow the House to reopen after a two-week impasse.
  — WSJ, 19 Oct. 2023
• Back in 2011, the debt limit impasse cost the nation its AAA rating.
  — Libby Cathey, ABC News, 13 Jan. 2023
• The dispute seemed to arrive at something of an impasse.
  — Lucien Bruggeman, ABC News, 26 July 2023
• This impasse held up the adoption of the meeting agenda until the eve of the final day of talks on Thursday.
  — Bhasker Tripathi, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 June 2023
• There was no timeline to get back on the mound in a game, however, and that proved to be the source of an impasse between the team and the player.
  — Jon Meoli, baltimoresun.com, 29 Mar. 2021
• This isn't the first time school has been canceled over an impasse between the teachers' union and Lightfoot.
  — Chris Boyette, CNN, 11 Jan. 2022
• Qatar says cease-fire talks are nearing an impasse, and other news.
  — Adam Rasgon, New York Times, 14 May 2024
• At this point, breaking out of the impasse might not be possible without a bit of chaos.
  — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 11 May 2024
• What Happens Next The deal, seen as a potential turning point in the conflict, now faces uncertainty while negotiators work to resolve the impasse.
  — Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
• Kelley emphasized the broader impact of the budget impasse on county services and residents.
  — Eplunus Colvin, arkansasonline.com, 28 Jan. 2025

Last Updated: 7 Mar 2025