ceasefire
Britishnoun
interjection
Example Sentences
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Diplomatic efforts sputtered, then led to a ceasefire.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
But it would only be a temporary ceasefire.
From Salon ● Aug. 25, 2026
A mission to verify a fragile ceasefire between the Congolese army and Rwanda-backed M23 armed group was deployed Monday to the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo as the two sides traded accusations of abuse.
From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026
Islamabad was a leading mediator in talks that helped secure an April ceasefire that later fell apart.
From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026
Craig was never one to be the bad cop, and my mother stuck to her self-imposed ceasefire on matters of my father’s health.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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