How to Use cessation in a Sentence

cessation

noun
  • Relapses after cessation of treatment are common.
  • And if there is a cessation to this, then, of course the atmosphere will change.
    Fox News, 25 Sep. 2019
  • And to make a smoking cessation claim, Juul would likewise have to get approval.
    Catherine Ho, SFChronicle.com, 21 Sep. 2019
  • At the time, that was enough to facilitate a cessation of hostilities.
    Jonathan Lincoln, Foreign Affairs, 4 Sep. 2024
  • Vaping has provided a smoking-cessation tool that is helping millions of adult smokers around the globe.
    Michael Siegel, National Review, 27 Aug. 2019
  • The cessations in breathing can be worrisome, and the snoring disruptive.
    Lisa Strauss, Washington Post, 5 July 2024
  • Those who test positive under the new policy will be required to undergo cessation treatment.
    Tribune News Service, oregonlive.com, 3 Aug. 2019
  • What About Chantix? Chantix (varenicline) is another kind of smoking cessation aid.
    Laura Dorwart, Verywell Health, 9 Sep. 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
  • While many women associate menopause with the cessation of menstruation, perimenopause is all about inconsistency.
    Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 4 Sep. 2024
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Talk to your doctor or seek out a smoking cessation program for help.
    Brittany Risher, Woman's Day, 1 July 2020
  • 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
  • There was little sense of sadness in the crowd, or at least less so than when Dead & Company called a cessation to touring at the end of a final outing in 2023.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 12 Aug. 2024
  • The closing of Apple's stores on March 14 served as a sign of the impending retail cessation due to the coronavirus outbreak.
    Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 2 Mar. 2021
  • The hope from the White House is that a cessation in fighting during phase one will allow space for negotiations on a longer peace.
    Joshua Keating, Vox, 8 May 2024
  • Peace, for Ukraine, means more than a cessation of hostilities.
    Salman Rushdie, The New Yorker, 31 Oct. 2023
  • But Hamas has held out for a total cessation of hostilities that would leave it in charge of Gaza, a red line for the Israeli government.
    Adam Sella, New York Times, 26 May 2024

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