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.
• There appears to be a bit of an impasse.
  — Charlie De Mar, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2025
• There's still no end in sight to the funding impasse.
  — Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 1 Mar. 2026
• Workers could go without pay if the impasse drags on.
  — Lisa Mascaro, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2026
• And for the past year or so it was always shadowed with the impasse over kids.
  — Ben Lerner, Harper's Magazine, 3 Nov. 2023
• Qatar says cease-fire talks are nearing an impasse, and other news.
  — Adam Rasgon, New York Times, 14 May 2024
• Here are five pressure points that might help to break the current impasse.
  — Mike Lillis, The Hill, 8 Oct. 2025
• Three weeks into the shutdown, there is no end in sight to the impasse over health care.
  — Ronald J. Hansen, AZCentral.com, 22 Oct. 2025
• 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
• But the impasse is likely to be over long before the next elections.
  — W. James Antle Iii, The Washington Examiner, 6 Nov. 2025
• City leaders have until the end of the year to sort out the budget impasse.
  — Chris Tye, CBS News, 9 Dec. 2025
• The impasse had left the path forward for both bills unclear in the House.
  — Kristina Peterson and Andrew Duehren, WSJ, 24 Aug. 2021
• Maybe Tom noticed the group was still at an impasse with three minutes to go.
  — Tessa West, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2025
• Their pay isn't affected by this impasse.
  — Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 23 Mar. 2026
• The two sides have been at an impasse over whether to extend the weekly payments at all.
  — James Barragán, Dallas News, 20 Aug. 2020
• At the time, the nation seemed to be at an unconscionable impasse.
  — Rebecca Tuhus-Dubrow, Washington Post, 21 Sep. 2022
• 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
• The behind-the-scenes talks are seeking a face-saving way out of the impasse.
  — Marek Strzelecki, Bloomberg.com, 8 Dec. 2020
• For now, the two parties are hoping to steer the blame for the impasse away from themselves.
  — Susan Ferrechio, Washington Examiner, 11 Aug. 2020
• But the agency and its largest union have come to an impasse on how to respond to the recent surge.
  — Mallory Moench, SFChronicle.com, 22 Jan. 2021
• What happens next in the ongoing impasse is not clear.
  — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2026
• Now, there's a real chance the impasse may force some smaller airports to shut down.
  — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 18 Mar. 2026
• 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
• The parties appear at an impasse.
  — Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Feb. 2026
• The impasse put key economic data on hold, too.
  — Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Fortune, 26 Nov. 2025
• 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
• The four upper states have called for a mediator to try to break the impasse.
  — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
• Some senators expressed hope that the impasse could be resolved by the end of the week.
  — Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
• At this point, breaking out of the impasse might not be possible without a bit of chaos.
  — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 11 May 2024