truced; trucing
: to make a truce
: to end with a truce
Examples of truce in a Sentence
Noun
There's been an uneasy truce between her and her parents for the past several months.
both sides agreed to a 24-hour truce beginning at midnight on Christmas Eve
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Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 12 June 2025
Tariffs from China are still at a historically high rate of 30%, coming down at least temporarily from Trump’s prior announcement of 145% after the two countries reached a 90-day truce on May 12.
—Annie Palmer, CNBC, 11 June 2025
For example, the administration announced a temporary trade truce — again — with China following talks in London.
—Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
The discussions centered on resolving frictions surrounding critical mineral and technology exports, which had threatened to unravel a fragile truce brokered in Geneva last month.
—Barney Henderson, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 June 2025
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Noun
The last trade truce with China, from a month ago in Geneva, fell apart after just a couple of weeks when Trump lashed out at Beijing and accused officials of not holding up their end of the bargain.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 12 June 2025
Tariffs from China are still at a historically high rate of 30%, coming down at least temporarily from Trump’s prior announcement of 145% after the two countries reached a 90-day truce on May 12.
—Annie Palmer, CNBC, 11 June 2025
For example, the administration announced a temporary trade truce — again — with China following talks in London.
—Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
The discussions centered on resolving frictions surrounding critical mineral and technology exports, which had threatened to unravel a fragile truce brokered in Geneva last month.
—Barney Henderson, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for truce
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“Truce.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/truce. Accessed 16 Jun. 2025.
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