armistice

South and North Korea are technically at war because their 1950-53 conflict ended in an armistice rather than a peace treaty.

From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026

The Korean War ended in an armistice rather than a peace treaty in 1953, meaning North and South Korea remain technically at war.

From BBC ● May 29, 2026

Rothman all but declared the armistice a failure, urging Vice President J.D.

From Slate ● Apr. 10, 2026

A United Nations bus came to transport returnees past the so-called Yellow Line, an armistice boundary created after the ceasefire that separates portions of Gaza controlled by Hamas and Israel.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 19, 2026

In accordance with his arrangements there was no music, no fireworks, no pealing bells, no shouts of victory, or any other manifestation that might alter the mournful character of the armistice.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

It was the first time a German leader had returned to the spot where both World War I and World War II armistices were concluded.

From New York Times ● Nov. 10, 2018

Stuffing his script into his pocket, Harry Truman added that he wanted to give the reporters a lecture on fake stories about cease-fires and armistices.

From Time Magazine Archive

So often had New Yorkers been fooled by false armistices that they were unable to believe the strike had ended until the now-unfamiliar dailies were there on the newsstands.

From Time Magazine Archive

For it is a truth that no man can serve two masters, and least of all when, though they may sign truces and armistices and compromises, these two are enemies because of their conflicting interests.

From Tragic Sense Of Life by Flitch, J. E. Crawford (John Ernest Crawford)

After the fall of Calais a succession of armistices or truces suspended hostilities for about six years.

From Cabinet Portrait Gallery of British Worthies Volume I by Anonymous