cease

Example Sentences

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At the beginning of the war, exact U.S. objectives weren’t clearly or formally stated, and I guessed the president would make them clear the day operations cease.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

You cease to have a big pile of cash in your account, and instead you have an income for life.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026

Authorities in China reportedly ordered its oil refineries to temporarily cease fuel exports, in an attempt to keep domestic prices under control.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

The agency said it decided to cease its review of Sable’s project “due to Sable’s excessive drain on state resources and incompatibility of their project with the park unit.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026

“Devil, cease; and do not poison the air with these sounds of malice. I have declared my resolution to you, and I am no coward to bend beneath words. Leave me; I am inexorable.”

From "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley