nonviolent

Example Sentences

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The Yellow Vests were mostly nonviolent and had little or no experience of mass mobilization.

From Salon • Mar. 28, 2026

In nonviolent settings, it leads to mean-girl-style ostracism or political backstabbing around the corporate watercooler.

From Slate • Mar. 16, 2026

The group had gathered at the Quaker Meeting House in Westminster for what was billed as "nonviolent direct action training".

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026

Desai, whose directorial work at the Taper thus far has brought together rave and rebellion, smoothly merges the Dionysian frenzy of the music with the nonviolent revolution that ended Ferdinand Marcos’ protracted dictatorship in 1986.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026

Most incarcerated women—nearly two-thirds—are in prison for nonviolent, low-level drug crimes or property crimes.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson