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

“They were both warned to cease their comments directed towards one another between the two free throws,” Davis said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2026

Kaiss told AFP that if the Israelis have evidence that ambulances are being misused, they "must issue a warning to cease this misuse and only attack after this warning goes unheeded".

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

But until such a solution materialized, all talk of emancipation must cease.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis