Collocations for truce - noun
ADJECTIVE
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
three-day, week-long, etc.
fragile, uneasy
VERB + truce
call,
declare,
offer,
propose
The guerrillas have called a one-month truce.
The guerrillas have called a one-month truce.
agree,
agree on,
agree to,
arrange,
broker,
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.
sign
maintain
break, violate
maintain
break, violate
truce + VERB
hold,
last,
prevail
collapse
The two-day truce collapsed in intense shellfire.
collapse
The two-day truce collapsed in intense shellfire.
expire
They renewed the war as soon as the truce expired.
They renewed the war as soon as the truce expired.
PREPOSITION
during a/the truce
truce among, truce between
An uneasy truce prevailed between them at dinner.
truce among, truce between
An uneasy truce prevailed between them at dinner.
truce with
the fragile truce with France
the fragile truce with France