truce

noun \ ˈtrüs \

|Updated on: 12 Jul 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

The most uncivilised and barren modern habit is to negotiate a present truce among family and friends for Christmas, or to stipulate nothing costing more than a tenner.

— a.a. gill, A-LIST, "Fraught, But It Counts," 4 July 2018
Martin confirmed Sempra officials met with Elliott and Bluescape representatives earlier this week, which led some to think a truce could be worked out.

— rob nikolewski, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Sempra selling some of its assets — but activist investors appear unmoved," 28 June 2018
Most of the men there were veterans of the war that began June 25, 1950, when North Korea’s army invaded South Korea, and that halted three years later in a tense, armed truce that has lasted for 65 years.

— carl nolte, SFChronicle.com, "Veterans commemorating Korean War voice cautious hope for long-delayed peace," 25 June 2018
Colonel Hwang Myong Jin stands inside the museum of the armistice agreement between North and South Korea at the truce village at the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) which separates the two Koreas in Panmunjom, North Korea, Wednesday, June 20, 2018.

— Washington Post, "North Korean side of DMZ sounds quieter now, even peaceful," 20 June 2018
Sung Kim and a small group of diplomats held a series of talks last week with the North Koreans in Panmunjom, the truce village in the Demilitarized Zone between North and South Korea.

— mark landler, BostonGlobe.com, "Trump, Kim Jong Un sign a joint declaration at summit," 11 June 2018
The outreach signals a willingness by some U.S. officials to seek a truce before $34 billion in Chinese products are hit with tariffs that could trigger a trade war between the world’s two largest economies.

— jenny leonard, latimes.com, "White House split over hard-line stance on trade war with China," 22 June 2018
The outreach signals a willingness by some US officials to seek a truce before $34 billion in Chinese products are hit with tariffs rather than trigger a trade war between the world’s two largest economies.

— jenny leonard, BostonGlobe.com, "US weighs resuming China talks amid split on Trump trade team," 22 June 2018
Meanwhile, Afghans celebrated the Eid al-Fitr holiday marking the end of Ramadan and witnessed a first-ever truce between the country’s fast-growing insurgency and the government since the fall of the Taliban regime in 2001.

— habib khan totakhil, WSJ, "Afghan Marchers Make Their Own Long Journey for Peace," 18 June 2018

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