How to Use truce in a Sentence

truce

noun
  • There's been an uneasy truce between her and her parents for the past several months.
  • There are still many ways the trade truce can fall apart.
    — Kerry Brown, Time, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Already, the truce has shown signs of strain.
    — Ioana Emy Matesan, The Conversation, 9 Apr. 2026
  • The two sides later agreed to a one-year truce.
    — ABC News, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Has Israel agreed to the truce?
    — Chantal Da Silva, NBC news, 8 Apr. 2026
  • The truce lasted only a few days.
    — Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 6 June 2026
  • That fight ended in a one-year truce that expires this fall.
    — Alicia Park, Forbes.com, 14 May 2026
  • Israel did not respond about the truce.
    — Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2026
  • But in her hair a long White lock has made its truce with appetite.
    — Literary Hub, 3 Mar. 2026
  • The Iran war has settled for an uneasy truce.
    — Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
  • That led to a one-year truce last October.
    — Aamer Madhani, Fortune, 13 May 2026
  • That led to a one-year truce last October.
    — ABC News, 12 May 2026
  • An uneasy truce held long enough for Spain to conquer the world.
    — Rory Smith, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2023
  • Five Israeli soldiers have been killed since the truce.
    — Wafaa Shurafa, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2026
  • Five Israeli soldiers have been killed since the truce.
    — Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2026
  • Five Israeli soldiers have been killed since the truce.
    — Wafaa Shurafa, Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2026
  • Kuwait has been one of Tehran’s main targets during the truce.
    — Arsalan Shahla, Fortune, 7 June 2026
  • This week’s truce buys Xi time to achieve further tech breakthroughs.
    — Andy Browne, semafor.com, 30 Oct. 2025
  • In the story, there were mentions of gang conflicts and truces.
    — Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2023
  • Each side has accused the other of breaching the truce.
    — Arkansas Online, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Each side has accused the other of breaching the truce.
    — Jon Gambrell, Twin Cities, 23 Apr. 2026
  • The volatile pair reconciled hours later, but the truce was short-lived.
    — Rebecca Rosenberg, Fox News, 25 Oct. 2022
  • The truce, announced Tuesday, has been shaky.
    — Susannah George, Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Israeli airstrikes, which have resumed after a brief truce, can come at any time.
    — Jeremy White, New York Times, 5 Dec. 2023
  • All of this truce-carrot-with-no-stick leads to ever-higher prices.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 19 May 2026
  • Despite the truce, demand at home remains soft.
    — Victor Loh, CNBC, 30 Nov. 2025
  • The truce appeared to be largely holding overnight.
    — ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026
  • The truce has not progressed beyond its first phase, and little progress has been made on the next steps.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 11 Jan. 2026
  • A lot has changed in a week, but investors are yet to be convinced the truce over Iran can hold.
    — Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 10 Apr. 2026
  • At the same time, the sides have been trading blame for violating the truce.
    — USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025

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