Sentence examples for cease fire order from inspiring English sources

The cease fire order on Armistice Day had forbidden all fraternising.

Officials have called on the militias to cease fire in order to allow firefighters to do their job.

By mid-August, however, following the dropping of two atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki and Japan's subsequent unconditional surrender, a cease fire was ordered on the island and although there were minor clashes following this, it spelt an end to major combat operations.

"They're the ones who need an order to cease fire.

Conversations with rebels in Sloviansk suggested no order to cease fire had ever come down to them.

Seeing that the fort was penetrated, Colonel Ledyard ordered a cease fire and prepared to surrender the place.

Admiral Lee ordered a cease fire about five minutes later after the northern group disappeared from his ship's radar.

After five minutes of firing, Presidents crew realized their adversary was much smaller than a frigate and Rodgers ordered a cease fire.

Quebec City did not sink easily and U-156 fired 58 rounds from the 37 mm (1.46 in) flak gun and seven further shots from the 10.5 cm gun before Hartenstein ordered a cease fire.

After causing much damage to the Spanish defenses and receiving minor damage, low on coal and ammunition, Sampson ordered a cease fire and returned to Havana, Cuba and then on to Key West, Florida for repairs and supplies.

One round had already been loaded when the order came to cease fire so she fired it, with a reduced charge, into a minefield to seaward.