truce expires

Examples (10)

• They renewed the war as soon as the truce expired.
• The fragile truce is set to expire at midnight, raising fears of renewed conflict.
• Negotiators are working tirelessly to prevent the current truce from expiring without a lasting peace deal.
• Once the week-long truce expired, hostilities resumed with full force across the region.
• If the diplomatic truce expires without a new agreement, the humanitarian situation could worsen dramatically.
• The general feared what would happen when the temporary truce expired, knowing his troops were unprepared.
• Both sides agreed to extend the truce by another month before it expired on Sunday.
• The initial truce, which expired last month, brought a brief period of calm to the besieged city.
• We must prepare for the possibility that the current truce might expire unexpectedly due to a breakdown in talks.
• The agreement clearly stated that the truce would automatically expire after 72 hours, unless extended by mutual consent.