truced; trucing
: to make a truce
: to end with a truce
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Examples of truce in a Sentence
Noun
There's been an uneasy truce between her and her parents for the past several months.
both sides agreed to a 24-hour truce beginning at midnight on Christmas Eve
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Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2024
First, there would be a six-week truce during which Hamas would release some hostages in exchange for terrorists held in Israel, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) would withdraw from Gaza’s population centers, and Americans would supply more humanitarian aid for Gaza’s Palestinians.
—Matthew Continetti, National Review, 15 June 2024
In 2020, a temporary truce between the United States and the Taliban in Afghanistan took effect, setting the stage for the two sides to sign a peace deal the following week.
—Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 12 June 2024
Because neither Moscow nor Kyiv appears willing to concede territory the countries claim as their own, the war will more likely end in a cease-fire, a truce that could collapse quickly or last for many years.
—Dan Altman, Foreign Affairs, 12 June 2024
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Noun
After the war, the two sides had maintained an uneasy truce.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2024
First, there would be a six-week truce during which Hamas would release some hostages in exchange for terrorists held in Israel, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) would withdraw from Gaza’s population centers, and Americans would supply more humanitarian aid for Gaza’s Palestinians.
—Matthew Continetti, National Review, 15 June 2024
In 2020, a temporary truce between the United States and the Taliban in Afghanistan took effect, setting the stage for the two sides to sign a peace deal the following week.
—Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 12 June 2024
Because neither Moscow nor Kyiv appears willing to concede territory the countries claim as their own, the war will more likely end in a cease-fire, a truce that could collapse quickly or last for many years.
—Dan Altman, Foreign Affairs, 12 June 2024
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“Truce.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/truce. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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