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