How to Use cessation in a Sentence

cessation

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  • Relapses after cessation of treatment are common.
  • Though even that was not an act so much as the cessation of an act.
    — Michael Deagler, Harper's Magazine, 27 Oct. 2020
  • The ceasefire in Gaza is just that: a cessation of fire.
    — Ben Wedeman, CNN, 22 May 2021
  • And if there is a cessation to this, then, of course the atmosphere will change.
    — Fox News, 25 Sep. 2019
  • The result of this was a return to normal at school, and a cessation of the enuresis at night.
    — Elaine Blair, The New York Review of Books, 7 Sep. 2021
  • Give a big thanks to cessation of rain, and even some appearances of sun.
    — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 5 Oct. 2022
  • The ‘monitoring mechanism’ for this deal is the same as the last cessation at the start of the year.
    — Janine Di Giovanni, Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2016
  • Wilson did all this over the heads of the British and French, but the cessation of hostilities achieved their aims as well.
    — Arthur Herman, WSJ, 11 Nov. 2018
  • Uber’s likely to make up for any losses from the cessation of Uber Pool with an uptick in business from Uber Eats.
    — Chris Morris, Fortune, 17 Mar. 2020
  • Only in the final minutes was there a brief cessation in the warfare.
    — Patrick Healy and Jonathan Martin, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2016
  • The actual cessation of your periods is the least of it.
    — Tara Ellison, Vogue, 28 Jan. 2022
  • The cessation of talks on Wednesday, though, came with the sides unable to find a way past familiar sticking points.
    — Ben Goessling, Star Tribune, 19 Aug. 2020
  • Anyone in the culture who is calling for a cessation of stereotypes has to renounce them in full.
    — Author: Carolyn Hax, Anchorage Daily News, 25 June 2018
  • In Paris, negotiators are trying to reach a deal for the release of hostages and a cessation of fighting in Gaza.
    — Andrew jeong, Washington Post, 23 Feb. 2024
  • One of the most radical changes in the labyrinth of the Middle East is the near cessation of the old formal hostility of the Arab nations to Israel.
    — Victor Davis Hanson, National Review, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Ohio is one of nine states in which the youth cessation program is being introduced.
    — Rachel Berry, Cincinnati.com, 3 July 2019
  • Dozens of Afghan troops were being killed every day in the run-up to the cease-fires, raising doubts about whether a sudden cessation of fighting would take hold.
    — Zabihullah Ghazi and Mujib Mashal, BostonGlobe.com, 17 June 2018
  • The surcharge will be waived for the first year in which the recipient will have access to a number of cessation programs.
    — Shari Rudavsky, Indianapolis Star, 2 Feb. 2018
  • Talk to your doctor or seek out a smoking cessation program for help.
    — Brittany Risher, Woman's Day, 1 July 2020
  • Starting that with the cessation of U.S.-South Korea war games—that is, practicing the mass murder of innocents—is a good way to get the ball rolling.
    — Beatrice Fihn, Time, 13 June 2018
  • And to make a smoking cessation claim, Juul would likewise have to get approval.
    — Catherine Ho, SFChronicle.com, 21 Sep. 2019
  • The cessation of cigarette sales can have a big impact on public health.
    — Chris Morris, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2022
  • But now in 2025, as Trump takes office, a cessation of fighting in Ukraine seems imminent.
    — Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
  • White believed that only brain death—the cessation of the brain’s electrical signals—meant true death.
    — Howard Schneider, WSJ, 21 Feb. 2021
  • However, the stay-at-home years have been tough on older adults who were not prepared for an abrupt cessation of income.
    — Sara Zeff Geber, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2021
  • And the cessation of breathing in your life is but the belated announcement of an earlier death of the spirit.
    — Catherine Cusick, Longreads, 11 Jan. 2018
  • Instead of an uptick in use by smokers, the study found use of e-cigarettes as a cessation aid dropped by 25% over the two-year period, Pierce said.
    — Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 7 Feb. 2022
  • Our cessation strategies have been geared toward adults, not kids.
    — Dana Ferguson, Twin Cities, 26 Dec. 2019
  • Many fear the cessation of U.S. funds could expose Washington’s allies — and create a vacuum that its foes could gladly seek to fill.
    — Aurel Obreja, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
  • Thousands of Palestinians have also been returning to northern Gaza since the start of truce that negotiators hope will lead to a long-term cessation in hostilities.
    — Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2025

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