peace and quiet

Example Sentences

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When there’s peace and quiet, he becomes restless, anxious.

From The Wall Street Journal

"From now on, we need peace and quiet."

From Barron's

His peace and quiet are another long year away.

From Slate

“It is so peaceful here. We miss the peace and quiet. We miss the sunsets and the sunrises. We miss being near the ocean.”

From Los Angeles Times

“Then again, Grandpap’s life has been dull and contented as a frog’s on a rock. ‘Good lives make bad plays,’ as they say, but all that peace and quiet surely helps the digestion.

From Literature