cease

Example Sentences

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Though harmonic tremors had ceased again after May 8, twenty to forty earthquakes still shook the ground every day.

From Literature

Her eyes were brighter than they should be, and she shook without ceasing.

From Literature

A 10% cap would force lenders to cease providing credit cards to higher-risk borrowers and to tighten other provisions, harming those who rely on credit to smooth their consumption.

From Barron's

A fire in June 2025, which saw Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service called out, caused operations at the site to largely cease, although it has not been closed off.

From BBC

"It's not that it's to cease to implement laws with which they disagree because those aspects of the previous legacy act are already removed from effectiveness," he said.

From BBC