Examples of 'checkmate' in a sentence

Meaning of "checkmate"

Checkmate is a noun used in the context of chess to indicate that the opponent's king is in a position to be captured, signifying the end of the game. It is also commonly used metaphorically to suggest a final, decisive victory or outcome
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  • Word called out by the victor when making a move that wins the game.
  • Said when one has placed a person in a losing situation with no escape.
  • The conclusive victory in a game of chess that occurs when an opponent's king is threatened with unavoidable capture.
  • Any losing situation with no escape; utter defeat.

How to use "checkmate" in a sentence

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Is checkmate and you have lost again.
I will put you in checkmate in ten moves.
Checkmate had nothing to do with human trafficking.
You will be checkmate in the next move.
Checkmate referred to the chief as his partner.
Better be able to checkmate bobby fischer for th.
Checkmate is indicated by placing after the move.
I will have him checkmate in three moves.
Two wazirs can not force checkmate.
You will checkmate my king in seven moves.
The black bishop will checkmate you.
You have checkmate in five moves.
The diagram shows a typical checkmate position.
Checkmate is going to stop this war before it gets started.
The customs surrounding checkmate are numerous.

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Checkmate and other appearances have ignored this.
There are two players remaining until checkmate.
I will have you checkmate at your next move.
A checkmate situation for an entire profession.
I will have checkmate in two moves.
Just couple of moves and it was checkmate.
You will be checkmate in two moves.
The rook is a very powerful piece to deliver checkmate.
He will checkmate the lot of you.
Then you have to say checkmate.
You will be checkmate in three moves.
I was one move away from checkmate.
A discovered checkmate itself is also possible.
The only mating you will ever do is checkmate.
The first is a checkmate in the corner.
A girl has given you checkmate.
An example is the checkmate of a king in chess.
Queen takes knight and checkmate.
They also result in checkmate on the fourth move.
The game continues after checkmate.
I can checkmate you in five moves.
Drops resulting in immediate checkmate are permitted.
Checkmate and all of that.
The time for checkmate is nearing.
Now this is kind of like checkmate.
We have got to checkmate him before he.
Two more people until checkmate.
When a player is in checkmate he loses his turn to move.
That claim must be the checkmate.
And maybe checkmate on the second.
In the fifth move is checkmate you.
Checkmate in your next move.
You and your checkmate wake up.
Checkmate in two more turns.
The object of the game is to checkmate the opponent.

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