truce
noun
a suspension of hostilities for a specified period of time by mutual agreement of the warring parties; cease-fire; armistice.
truces
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pluralof truce.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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He was instrumental in resolving Hollywood’s bitter year of labor strife by negotiating truces with the Writers Guild of America and performers’ union, SAG-AFTRA, in 2023.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 4, 2026
The administration has reached trade truces with the European Union, Japan, South Korea and Vietnam while promising to de-escalate tensions with China.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 12, 2026
"If necessary, we will sign 20 truces if it is useful," the CNT member told AFP.
From Barron's ● Nov. 28, 2025
Earlier truces, in late 2023 and early 2025, collapsed and were followed with even more intensive conflict.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2025
From then on, even in the bloodiest periods of the war, the two commanders would arrange truces to exchange prisoners.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
