The rain finally ceased falling just after midnight.
It never ceases to amaze me how little Ted does at work, yet no one seems to notice.
Someone once said that a friend is one who believes in you when you cease to believe in yourself.
There is a Greek proverb which states
that he who ceases to be a friend never was one.
The government is calling for a cease to hostilities with their immediate neighbors, and has asked the U.N. for help in negotiating a permanent peace.
I wish they would cease their senseless arguments.
The cessation of
breathing does not always result in death.
Shirley Maclaine once said that the person who knows how to laugh at himself will never cease to be amused.
Czechs and Slovaks share a common national history that began after World War One, and ceased with the creation of two separate republics in
1993.
The Chinese custom of binding feet to make them smaller ceased in the twentieth century.
There is a Portuguese proverb which states that he never was a friend who ceased to be so for a slight cause.
In 1993, Czechoslovakia ceased to exist, splitting into separate Czech and Slovak republics.
In March of 1848, Niagara Falls ceased flowing for the first time in recorded history, when an ice jam in the Niagara River caused the water to stop moving.
In October of 1968, President Lyndon Johnson ordered the total cessation of American bombing of North Vietnam.
An ancient Egyptian proverb advises, "Do not cease to drink beer, to intoxicate thyself, to make love, and to celebrate the good days."
It is said that as the Buddha laying dying under a tree, the birds did not utter a sound, the winds ceased to move, and the trees shed flowers, which came down like tears.
The ceaseless noise of traffic is one of the worst things about living in the downtown core.
The students living in residence complained ceaselessly about the poor food served in the cafeteria.
Despite his struggles against poverty and illness, the great composer Schubert composed ceaselessly.
The government is calling for a permanent cessation of hostilities against rebel forces.
In spring and summer, ponds and lakes are the site of ceaseless activity.