Sentence examples for it ceased being from inspiring English sources

(It ceased being Royale in 1789, as did everything else in France).

But once they started sharing it over the internet, it ceased being truly private.

Honey has played an enormous role in human nutrition since ancient times; it ceased being the sole sweetening agent only about 200 years ago.

Amazon is both a blessing and a curse in equal measure, but any sympathy for Etsy must be tempered by the sense that it ceased being anything other than another player the moment it started taking Wall Street's money.

For this, it was penalised by the British government; the capital of British India since 1772, it ceased being so in 1911, when the seat of power was transferred to Delhi.

(Dargis) Film Series THE NEW DECADE: HONG KONG FILM (Friday through Thursday) Hong Kong is not the hotbed of creativity it was before it ceased being a British colony and returned to Chinese governance, but there are still a number of world-class filmmakers working there.

At what point is recycling the creation of something new – at what point does it cease being theft and start becoming a necessary part of progress?

And eventually, Trillium's founders theorize, insurance could require this sort of thing, at which point it ceases being an option and becomes a standard safety feature.

Users have to take it daily and if they stop, it ceases being effective.

It ceases being a means of communication and becomes an incantation.

If you find yourself shaken to the core after in-law visits, then it ceases being about his family and starts being about you.