during a/the truce
Frequency: 7.010.0 per million words
Indicates something happening within the time frame of a truce.
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- Soldiers were allowed to visit their families during the truce.
- Negotiations continued during a brief truce to find a lasting solution.
- No one dared to break the fragile peace during the truce.
- Supplies were delivered to the besieged city during a humanitarian truce.
- The two rivals avoided each other during their uneasy truce.
- Both sides used the time during the truce to regroup.
- He hoped for a breakthrough in talks during a temporary truce.
- Communication lines were opened during the week-long truce.
- It was strictly forbidden to engage in any offensive actions during the truce.
- The children played freely in the streets during the unexpected truce.