How to Use cessation in a Sentence

cessation

noun
  • Relapses after cessation of treatment are common.
  • At one time, Washington spent more on cessation and prevention programs.
    Rachel Alexander, The Seattle Times, 17 Apr. 2018
  • But the sad truth is that nothing works all that well, according to the results of a large clinical trial that tested five smoking-cessation strategies in real-world conditions.
    Karen Kaplan, latimes.com, 23 May 2018
  • The decrease is attributed to the cessation of ticket sales from September 2023.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 19 Nov. 2024
  • Already, doctors sometimes prescribe such medications, as well as products like nicotine patches and gums, off-label for adults who need help with vaping cessation.
    Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 7 Oct. 2024
  • Wright did not offer up specific prescription additions but pointed out other areas of interest, such as hair loss, smoking cessation and allergies.
    Emily Burns, WWD, 3 Sep. 2024
  • The government holds the power to designate a country for TPS, and to decide when conditions merit its cessation.
    Jeff Gammage, Philly.com, 8 May 2018
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • The e-cig is marketed as a cessation tool for cigarette users.
    Elizabeth Gulino, refinery29.com, 31 Jan. 2020

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