81 examples of checkmate in sentences

Tryin' to make a "draw" with the wash bord, so as to "Uker" the ball, and "checkmate" the other club, he was "distansed," and his spectacles went flyin', smashin' the glass and shuttin' off his eyesite.

"Is it," Henshaw proceeded, falling back now to his ordinary lawyer-like tone"is it merely to checkmate what you are pleased to call my designs upon Miss Morriston?"

Simultaneously the German Government set in motion an avalanche of racial feeling to play off against the just and moderate measures taken by other powers to checkmate Austrian aggression.

But you cannot send the Prince on a political visit for the purpose of making political capital out of him, and then complain that those who will not play your game and in order to checkmate you, proclaim boycott of the Royal visit do not know constitutional usage.

The intent seemed to be to respond to the popular demand for an immediate peace and at the same time to checkmate the opponents of the Covenant in the Senate by having the League of Nations organized and functioning before the definitive treaty was laid before that body.

Napoleon's excuse for participation was the murder of a missionary in Kwangsi; but his real motive was a desire to checkmate Great Britain, and prevent the conquest of new territory.

He gave heed to their representations, for he cunningly perceived that he might ride into the undisputed leadership of the great popular party, the Guelphs, and so checkmate his other allies, the aristocrats!

This sealed Ippolito's fate, for Alessandro at once took steps, not only to checkmate the action of the deputation, but to circumvent the destruction of his rival.

As long as he held the wind he was safe, unless the hunters made an effort to checkmate his method of escape by detouring and cutting him off.

We know them; we can prepare for them, and checkmate them.

Copies can be multiplied with such amazing facility that, once the thief gets a decent start, it is almost hopeless to checkmate him.

"Is it checkmate?"

You are not to checkmate me in three moves; and you are not to take my queen.

" "No, I assure you it is not checkmate.

Abul Malek was patient; he renewed his vow to hold the false religion up to ridicule and laughter, thinking, by encompassing the downfall of a single advocate, thus to prove his contention and checkmate its ever-widening influence.

He had lost; and now, after checkmate, he must resign his place.

" "Ah!" murmured the critic, as who should say, "checkmate!"

ti: How to force checkmate.

But do my bidding, help me to checkmate this baggage, and I'll see you have both.

However that may be, he had no sooner obtained a clear insight into the league of the princes than he set to work with his usual activity and knowledge of the world to checkmate it.

He arrived in company with his brother D'Andelot, and urged the queen-mother to grant the Reformers liberty of conscience and of worship, the only way to checkmate all the mischievous designs and to restore peace to the kingdom.

Suddenly there was a singing in the Major's ears, and a voice, a hateful, triumphant voice, said, "Checkmate!"

I might have checkmated the White Prince, shut in by his own castles and pawns,it would have been a direct checkmate!

he stopped to take the queen's pawn with his bishop, and within one move of a checkmate!"

Unfortunately in some mysterious way the plans and proposals they discussed leaked out, allowing the other side to checkmate their best moves and woefully retard progress.

81 examples of  checkmate  in sentences