Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for cease. Search instead for cesi.
Definitions
Trivia Time
What situation might warrant a cease-and-desist letter?

cease

[sees] / sis /


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

In an era of information overload, the ways in which professionals prove their worth at work will likely cease to be effective, he argues.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 21, 2026

“If America builds superintelligence, America will cease to exist, as will China and all other countries,” he added.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 17, 2026

President William Ruto had set today as the deadline for foreigners operating small-scale businesses to cease work.

From BBC Sep. 7, 2026

They say without an agreement, dams on the river that are used to generate hydropower could cease to function.

From Barron's Aug. 24, 2026

If she died, he would cease to exist.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor

Dostoevsky follows the narrator over four nights and a morning during which he ceases living in his imagination and embraces reality for the first time.

From Barron's Sep. 4, 2026

Researchers refer to this phenomenon as Goodhart’s law: “When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure.”

From Slate Aug. 11, 2026

Every assignment, he explains, ceases to be an individual endeavor.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2026

The former requires all persons to respect the criminal and civil law while in a foreign nation, but ceases to bind them on their departure.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 1, 2026

“It is a gift. You cannot earn it, or it ceases to be a gift.”

From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth

Even during his incarceration, the former food chemist never ceased his political activity on social media, particularly on his YouTube channel, which has 162,000 subscribers.

From Barron's Sep. 15, 2026

This will be the first such security review for Meghan since she and Prince Harry ceased being working royals when they moved to the US in 2020.

From BBC Sep. 14, 2026

Abroad, it meant travel, the Grand Tour, and a flow of tourist funds to those countries that has never ceased.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 12, 2026

Some trucking companies have ceased doing business, and many more will likely fail if high fuel costs do not subside soon.

From MarketWatch Aug. 20, 2026

No sooner had she thought this than Lena and Anat ceased their conversation and turned to look directly at the camera.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

Ferguson’s Law states that “any great power that spends more on debt servicing than on defense risks ceasing to be a great power.”

From MarketWatch Aug. 25, 2026

Given all that, I was somewhat surprised to see heartfelt eulogies for the mail-order racket when Columbia House announced it was ceasing operations later this year.

From Salon Aug. 21, 2026

Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman, Esmail Baghaei, told reporters Thursday that the talks starting would be “contingent” upon hostilities ceasing in Lebanon.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 9, 2026

Ugo Vallauri, co-director of the Restart Project, which encourages repair of electronics, said manufacturers' promises of newer devices offering better performance, when ceasing support for older products, has been seen before.

From BBC Apr. 9, 2026

“What do you mean, you might not be at Hogwarts next year?” said Pansy indignantly, ceasing grooming Malfoy at once.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling




Vocabulary lists containing cease


Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Dictionary.com's Learning Companion

Go beyond just looking up words.
Remember them forever with VocabTrainer.

Start training