The men held him till his struggles ceased, when he was laid upon the deck.

For a long time they lay that way, as her struggles gradually ceased.

As it did, the struggle within him ceased abruptly.

Now there were two sharp reports; the struggle abruptly ceased.

For those whose struggle has not ceased, we have two words: next Wednesday.

The first ducks were long since dead; Their struggles long had ceased.

Her struggles eventually ceased, only to be replaced by shivering.

When its struggles ceased, he opened the door just enough for the body to flop on to the ground and quickly closed it tight.

She turned her eyes back to him, and the struggles ceased.

The struggle ceased and she fell back onto the pillow.