cease

Example Sentences

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You cease to have a big pile of cash in your account, and instead you have an income for life.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026

The university has confirmed the courses would cease, but declined to comment on the number of prospective students affected, saying the figure was "commercially sensitive".

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

The agency said it decided to cease its review of Sable’s project “due to Sable’s excessive drain on state resources and incompatibility of their project with the park unit.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026

Publicly, many countries have been noncommittal to such an escort mission until hostilities cease, given the risks involved, including Iran’s placement of mines in the strait.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026

The strike, in which all seven major newspapers in New York City cease publication, will last 114 days, making it the longest newspaper strike in US history.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler