How to use in-sentence of “standoff”:
+ The standoff between the escapees and the police started from 4:40 AM.
+ The idea of a Mexican standoff is often used as part of the plot in movies.
+ A gun fight ends in a Mexican standoff with guns pointed towards everyone.
+ The rest of the men argue and are in a Mexican standoff and are all shot.
+ A tense standoff ensued, until the commanding officers of the unit managed to bluff the Japanese forces into surrendering.
+ On April 8, 2021, Adams shot and killed himself following a standoff with the Rock Hill, South Carolina police, after being identified by investigators as the gunman who killed five others and injured a sixth the day before.
+ They capture police officers to make a trade but a brief standoff ends with Beth killed.
+ After a standoff that lasted for several hours, police started using tear gas and water cannons on the crowds and they also threatened to open fire with rubber bullets if they did not leave.
