How to Use peaceful in a Sentence

peaceful

adjective
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  • The chants and the hymns are ordered and peaceful, a recipe for beauty.
    — Patrick Neas, Kansas City Star, 29 Mar. 2024
  • The myth is that this is a peaceful death and not a cruel death, and that's just not true.
    — Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 24 Jan. 2024
  • Holmes knew that a four-second fall is not a peaceful way to die.
    — John Branch Jim Wilson, New York Times, 5 Nov. 2023
  • Will Dobbins hold out, or will the two sides come to a peaceful accord?
    — Brian Wacker, Baltimore Sun, 17 June 2023
  • The meeting aimed to find a peaceful solution to the conflict in Ukraine.
    — Luke McGee, CNN, 12 Aug. 2023
  • And, yes, this was an attempt to stop the peaceful transfer of power.
    — ABC News, 7 Jan. 2024
  • When a peaceful march mourning the death of Mr. Floyd passed a gun store in Washougal, it was stared down by armed men.
    — Alfredo Sosa, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 May 2024
  • This feels good, this feels peaceful, this feels joyful.
    — Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 12 Sep. 2023
  • Thursday night at around 5 p.m. there was one of the most amazing, peaceful protests outside the Third Precinct.
    — Alicia Dennis, Peoplemag, 25 May 2024
  • Wish wishes for a peaceful and safe week and good tidings for all of the people of Israel.
    — Katie Bain, Billboard, 14 Oct. 2023
  • The peaceful transfer of power, which Trump aims to end, is on trial.
    — Don Flood, Baltimore Sun, 11 July 2024
  • That was a date when peaceful transfer of power was to occur.
    — Nbc Universal, NBC News, 10 Dec. 2023
  • Phil Mansfield Both the bed and the bathtub in the primary bedroom are positioned to take in the peaceful views.
    — Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 29 Feb. 2024
  • The breathtaking view of the waterfall and the peaceful sound of the rushing waters make the trek well worth every step.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 7 July 2024
  • The people who were protesting were more peaceful, as compared to the uprising of 1992.
    — Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2023
  • Until now, their small, suburban town, seven miles north of the bustling city of Dnipro, had been peaceful.
    — Pamela Constable, Washington Post, 5 June 2023
  • One is secure elections, and the second is a peaceful transfer of power.
    — Nbc Universal, NBC News, 27 Aug. 2023
  • The moment was a peaceful introduction to a place where the city and sea spill into each other.
    — Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 29 June 2024
  • The British had attempted to take some Māori men on board their ship to demonstrate that their intentions were peaceful.
    — Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024
  • Before her sister’s death, Navarro enjoys a peaceful meal with Rose (in a scene where Fiona Shaw sports a killer red dress).
    — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 5 Feb. 2024
  • The current message is that ‘everything is OK; these are peaceful times.
    — Fred Weir, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Jan. 2024
  • The lodge provides privacy and a peaceful setting surrounded by nature and views of the ocean.
    — Jessica Kelly, Robb Report, 17 Oct. 2023
  • Gujarat was also the birthplace of Mahatma Gandhi, who led the Salt March, one of his most famous acts of peaceful protest, through the state in 1930.
    — Margot Bigg, Travel + Leisure, 28 Jan. 2024
  • The peaceful crowd waved union flags, banged drums, and chanted to demand the withdrawal of the pension law and a lower retirement age.
    — Oleg Cetinic, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 June 2023
  • In a moment, the peaceful scene became frantic as people outside of the store rushed inside.
    — Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 11 July 2024
  • Christina Hall enjoyed a peaceful Mother's Day with her three kids.
    — Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 15 May 2023
  • Jake is hopeful that his brother’s legacy will encourage people to want to make the world a more peaceful place.
    — Liam Quinn, Peoplemag, 21 Mar. 2024
  • Whatever happened to the peaceful days of LipSmackers and Claire's?
    — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 12 Jan. 2024
  • But all that ends one night, when Kevin’s peaceful evening painting toy soldiers is interrupted by a loud noise from his dresser.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 24 July 2024
  • Everybody was coming together in a peaceful manner and that was the beauty out of those moments.
    — Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 24 July 2024

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