ceasefire

Definition:
1. A time when enemies agree to stop fighting, usually while a way is found to end the fighting permanently.

Use 'ceasefire' in a sentence:

• 1. The ceasefire with Israel may be fraying.
• 2. The main fear was that both sides may seize upon a ceasefire and free food aid to rearm.
• 3. Both sides affirmed their commitment to the ceasefire.
• 4. The artillery barrage on the city centre was the heaviest since the ceasefire.
• 5. A shaky ceasefire is holding after three days of fighting between rival groups.
• 6. Heavy fighting erupted there today after a two-day ceasefire.
• 7. It was announced that the groups have agreed to a ceasefire.
• 8. Both sides appealed for a new ceasefire.
• 9. The U.N. would play a major role in monitoring a ceasefire.
• 10. The ceasefire brought about a semblance of peace.
• 11. A ceasefire is a precondition for talks.
• 12. But a ceasefire needs a mediator.
• 13. They have agreed to the ceasefire provided their conditions are met.
• 14. The Red Cross has arranged two local ceasefires, allowing non-combatants to receive medical help.
• 15. Attempts to resurrect the ceasefire have already failed once.
• 16. The ceasefire was seen as a major landmark in the fight against terrorism.
• 17. They have agreed to a ceasefire after three years of conflict.
• 18. He insisted that the conflict would continue until conditions were met for a ceasefire.
• 19. Israel has rejected calls for a ceasefire.
• 20. The U.N. Security Council has linked any lifting of sanctions to compliance with the ceasefire terms.
• 21. The UN Security Council has linked any lifting of sanctions to compliance with the ceasefire terms.
• 22. The plan calls for a ceasefire and UN supervision of the country.
• 23. Observers have reported serious violations of the ceasefire.
• 24. The ceasefire leaves a lot to the goodwill of the forces involved.
• 25. UN officials are expressing cautious optimism that the latest ceasefire is holding.
• 26. Federal leaders continued their efforts to secure a ceasefire.
• 27. A ceasefire has been agreed by the country's three warring factions.
• 28. The incident ruptures a recent and fragile ceasefire.
• 29. A ceasefire is an essential precondition for negotiation.
• 30. Realistically, there is little prospect of a ceasefire.
• 31. The ceasefire resolution calls for the release of all prisoners of war.
• 32. He'd been mandated by the West African Economic Community to go in and to enforce a ceasefire.
• 33. The government is ready to declare a permanent ceasefire.
• 34. The army was observing a ceasefire.
• 35. The commander said that the army would comply with the ceasefire.
• 36. Will the rebels observe the ceasefire?
• 37. The two sides agreed to honour a new ceasefire.
• 38. United Nations troops enforced a ceasefire in the area.
• 39. All the parties seem anxious to nail down a ceasefire.
• 40. The warring sides have agreed on an unconditional ceasefire.
• 41. The UN would play a major role in monitoring a ceasefire.