armistice
noun
a temporary suspension of hostilities by agreement of the warring parties; truce.
armistices
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pluralof armistice.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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By November the central powers had been forced to sign the armistices that brought the fighting to a close in the west.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
It was the first time a German leader had returned to the spot where both World War I and World War II armistices were concluded.
From New York Times ● Nov. 10, 2018
So often had New Yorkers been fooled by false armistices that they were unable to believe the strike had ended until the now-unfamiliar dailies were there on the newsstands.
From Time Magazine Archive
Stuffing his script into his pocket, Harry Truman added that he wanted to give the reporters a lecture on fake stories about cease-fires and armistices.
From Time Magazine Archive
For it is a truth that no man can serve two masters, and least of all when, though they may sign truces and armistices and compromises, these two are enemies because of their conflicting interests.
From Tragic Sense Of Life by J. E. Crawford (John Ernest Crawford) Flitch
