Sentence examples for ceased fire from inspiring English sources

A half-hour later, when the fighting subsided again as the Taliban temporarily ceased fire, the sergeant told him to sit.

Dozens of different groups stage attacks, so it would be nigh-impossible to tell whether one particular insurgent group had ceased fire or not.

More than one person in Somaliland pointed out to me that the ineffectual Transitional Federal Government was born from diplomatic whirlpools such as the 2008 Djibouti Agreement (pdf), which ceased fire between the T.F.G. and armed opposition, and the 2011 Kampala Accord (pdf), which deferred elections and extended the T.F.G.'s mandate.

The coverage included extensive reporting on the carnage in both Gaza and Israel, incisive analysis of the political calculus on both sides fair-minded investigation of allegations (including the charges by some human rightsgroups that Israel had committed "war crimes"). And when the Israelis and Hamas finally, fitfully ceased fire, our reporters did not.

Duke of York ceased fire at 19 30.

The Germans quickly raised white flags and the Australians ceased fire.

Upon which they ceased firing.

Her engines were stopped and her guns had ceased firing.

Sterett once more ceased firing and moved closer to Tripoli.

"Cease fire!" Vandiver shouted.

You can say, 'Cease fire.