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Definition

a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible

We reached an impasse in the negotiations.

impasse = a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible

Then, Prince Odysseus, we are at an impasse.
Madeline Miller -- Circe

impasse = a situation in which no progress can be made

The council cannot stand at an impasse.
Rick Riordan -- The Battle of the Labyrinth

impasse = a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible

Then Homer, wishing to escape from the impasse by an apt answer, replied: —
Homer -- Collection Of Hesiod, Homer and Homerica
We seemed fixed in an IMPASSE.
Stoker, Bram -- The Lair of the White Worm
AN IMPASSE My eyes opened to a bright, white light.
Stephenie Meyer -- Twilight
So I guess we're at an impasse.
Rick Riordan -- The Mark of Athena
I sensed the government was anxious to overcome the impasse in the country, that they were now convinced they had to depart from their old positions.
Nelson Mandela -- Long Walk to Freedom
All along he had felt the terrible IMPASSE in which her own rash act had plunged them all.
Baroness Orczy -- The Scarlet Pimpernel
How we could come back from such an impasse, this huge expanse stretching between us.
Sarah Dessen -- Along for the Ride
It appears to be an impasse.
Robert A. Heinlein -- The Moon is a Harsh Mistress
The white-lettered blue sign on the building fronting the street read IMPASSE, a dead end; there was no other way out.
Robert Ludlum -- The Bourne Ultimatum
It took less than five minutes to reach an impasse.
William P. Young -- The Shack
The impasse over the withdrawal of British troops from the American Northwest and the payment of American debts to British creditors continued.
David McCullough -- John Adams
Then they were silent, each quite vividly aware that they had reached an impasse.
James Baldwin -- Go Tell It on the Mountain
For a moment it seemed as though they had come to an impasse, until Lyn Corbray turned from the fire.
George R.R. Martin -- A Feast For Crows
For the present there was an impasse, and it looked like an impasse of indefinite duration unless we should do something to force the situation.
John Wyndham -- The Chrysalids
We have not found a way around this impasse.
John Ringo -- Live Free or Die
The war is at an impasse, spirits are low.
Anne Frank -- The Diary of a Young Girl
"We are at an impasse then," said the man in black.
William Goldman -- The Princess Bride

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