ceased
Americanadjective
verb
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Example Sentences
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Ceased in a breath the showery sound; And teasingly, now, as I look around, Sweet sunlight shines!
From Rose and Roof-Tree — Poems by Lathrop, George Parsons
Ceased then Thetis divine, and Peleides the swift-footed answer'd: "So let it be: let a ransom be brought, and the body surrender'd, Since the Olympian minds it in earnest, and sends the commandment."
From Blackwoods Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 365, March, 1846 by Various
Ceased he then, right worshipful, when both the warring champions instant stemmed their battle, and in sign of peace and unity returning, 'neath their feet reclined their weapons.
From The Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen by Raspe, Rudolf Erich
Ceased is the noise, the jarring strife, For now how humble is the wife!
From Stories for the Young Or, Cheap Repository Tracts: Entertaining, Moral, and Religious. Vol. VI. by More, Hannah
"Ceased to love you?" repeated he, with a low, ironical laugh, "I never yet began."
From Eventide A Series of Tales and Poems by Afton, Effie
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