uneasy peace

Frequency: 5.23.8 per million words

A peace that is not secure and could end at any time.

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Examples (20)

  • An uneasy peace prevailed in the first days of the ceasefire.
  • The two nations maintained an uneasy peace for decades.
  • The two nations lived in an uneasy peace after decades of conflict.
  • Despite the treaty, an uneasy peace settled over the region.
  • Despite the treaty, an uneasy peace settled over the region.
  • Everyone felt the fragility of the uneasy peace in the city.
  • The ceasefire brought an uneasy peace, as skirmishes continued intermittently.
  • After the conflict, a brief but uneasy peace followed.
  • Everyone sensed the fragility of the uneasy peace that had been established.
  • The uneasy peace was constantly threatened by minor skirmishes.
  • Maintaining this uneasy peace required constant diplomatic effort.
  • Leaders worked to preserve the uneasy peace between the rival factions.
  • The residents felt an uneasy peace during the period of political unrest.
  • The residents lived under an uneasy peace, always expecting trouble.
  • It was an uneasy peace, with both sides wary of the other's intentions.
  • It was an uneasy peace, marked by suspicion and distrust.
  • The agreement created an uneasy peace rather than a true resolution.
  • The ceasefire brought an uneasy peace to the war-torn area.
  • The sudden quiet felt like an uneasy peace, waiting for the next storm.
  • Can this uneasy peace ever truly become stable?