keep the peace

Example Sentences

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Nations in the Middle East and Africa have largely operated under the understanding that to keep the peace they won’t redraw borders set since independence.

From The Wall Street Journal

Here's how to deal with festive fallouts and keep the peace this Christmas.

From BBC

And in “Oh. What. Fun.,” things are no different, with a mother-daughter heart-to-heart between Pfeiffer and Jones that quickly digs to the nitty-gritty and goes to the place so many families try to avoid during the holiday season in an effort to keep the peace.

From Salon

Any country sending troops to keep the peace in the enclave could risk having a run-in with Hamas forces at some point, and that could place them in an uncomfortable position.

From The Wall Street Journal

These steps would help keep the peace, which is a better prize than the Nobel.

From The Wall Street Journal