noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ brief , temporary
▪
A temporary ~ had been reached earlier that year.
▪ permanent
▪ three-day , week-long , etc.
▪ fragile , uneasy
VERB + TRUCE
▪ call , declare , offer , propose
▪
The guerrillas have called a one-month ~.
▪ agree , agree on , agree to , arrange , broker , conclude , make , negotiate , reach
▪
The priest helped to negotiate a ~ between the warring sides.
▪ sign
▪ maintain
▪ break , violate
TRUCE + VERB
▪ hold , last , prevail
▪ collapse
▪
The two-day ~ collapsed in intense shellfire.
▪ expire
▪
They renewed the war as soon as the ~ expired.
PREPOSITION
▪ during a/the ~
▪ ~ among , ~ between
▪
An uneasy ~ prevailed between them at dinner.
▪ ~ with
▪
the fragile ~ with France
PHRASES
▪ a flag of ~