truce

noun \ ˈtrüs \

|Updated on: 14 Jun 2018

Definition of truce

1 : a suspension of fighting especially of considerable duration by agreement of opposing forces : armistice, cease-fire

2 : a respite especially from a disagreeable or painful state or action

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Examples of truce in a Sentence

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

Recent Examples of truce from the Web

North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un shakes hands with South Korea's President Moon Jae-in at the Military Demarcation Line that divides their countries ahead of their summit at the truce village of Panmunjom on April 27, 2018.

— suyin haynes, Time, "Six Things We Learned About the Trump-Kim Summit From the Reddit AMA with TIME's Charlie Campbell," 7 June 2018
Google and Amazon don’t seem any closer to a truce in their feud, so there will still be no official Google apps on the Fire TV Cube.

— jeff dunn, Ars Technica, "Amazon’s Fire TV Cube is like a Fire TV blended with an Echo Dot," 7 June 2018
Kim met South Korean President Moon Jae-in at the truce village of Panmunjom along their border, and had a candid discussion about the potential U.S.-Korea meeting, Moon’s office said in text message.

— heesu lee, Bloomberg.com, "Kim, Moon Discuss How to Revive Trump Summit in Surprise Meeting," 26 May 2018
In a debate in late April, Wagner asked Mango for a truce — no more ads mentioning each other until the May 15 primary.

— julian routh, Philly.com, "Paul Mango, GOP candidate for Pa. governor, runs to the right," 7 May 2018
The move could come as early as July 27, according to TIME, which would mark the 65th anniversary of a truce between the two nations.

— jameelah nasheed, Teen Vogue, "North Korea and South Korea Have Signed a Historic Peace Agreement About the Korean War," 27 Apr. 2018
North and South Korea are reportedly set to announce an official end to the 1950-1953 Korean War that technically finished with a truce — and not a peace treaty, according to South Korea's daily newspaper Munhwa Ilbo.

— jessica durando, USA TODAY, "Report: North and South Korea set to announce official end to war," 17 Apr. 2018
Though the nations announced a truce over the weekend, Trump has since said he wasn't pleased with the trade negotiations, and tweeted Wednesday that the U.S. may need to change the direction of talks to get a final agreement.

— bloomberg, latimes.com, "Fed on track to raise interest rates in June on belief economy remains in good shape," 23 May 2018
Although a truce was reached in late 2016, negotiations dragged on, advancing only after Mr Nyusi travelled to Mr Dhlakama’s remote base for private talks.

— The Economist, "Will Afonso Dhlakama’s death derail peace in Mozambique?," 10 May 2018

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