truce

noun \ ˈtrüs \

Updated on: 20 Apr 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 truce between two old foes—city governments and secretive private companies like Uber—began at the curb.

— aarian marshall, WIRED, "Uber Makes Peace With Cities by Spilling Its Secrets," 16 Apr. 2018
The two sides agreed to hold a summit at the Panmunjom truce village in the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas, though until Thursday a date hadn’t been set.

— andrew jeong, WSJ, "North and South Korea Set Summit, but Nuclear Omission Casts a Shadow," 29 Mar. 2018
A few days later, it was followed by a daily truce ordered by Russian President Vladimir Putin, the top ally of Syrian President Bashar Assad.

— nabih bulos, latimes.com, "Seven years on in Syria: Nobody seems willing to stop the bloodshed," 14 Mar. 2018
Kim Yo-jong’s trip to Pyeongchang makes her the first member of the Kim dynasty to travel to the South since the truce that ended the Korean War in 1953.

— jonah shepp, Daily Intelligencer, "Could the Olympics Help Create Peace Between the Koreas?," 9 Feb. 2018
So sad, in light of what's to come. 7) The Oscar war begins Having bonded with Bette, Joan gets cold feet about slamming her in Hedda's column, and Hedda is not on board for their truce at all.

— emma dibdin, Harper's BAZAAR, "11 Standout Moments From 'Feud: Bette and Joan' Episode 3," 20 Mar. 2017
Missouri and Kansas officials have alternatively offered peace to the other but so far without completing a truce.

— mark davis, kansascity, "Border war: Shawnee claims 100 Kansas City jobs with state-aided HQ move | The Kansas City Star," 28 Mar. 2018
For Grab's Tan, the truce brings to an end a bruising battle for leadership in Southeast Asia.

— bloomberg, latimes.com, "Uber is giving up in Southeast Asia, selling operations there to rival Grab," 26 Mar. 2018
The money could be used to help pay off a recent legal settlement with a Japanese company, a truce that helped enable Steve Wynn to sell his shares.

— jon chesto, BostonGlobe.com, "Mass. Gaming Commission weighs a high-stakes issue," 23 Mar. 2018

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