peaceable

Example Sentences

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She is adopted by animals who have formed a peaceable kingdom in a city that humans have left behind.

From New York Times • Nov. 17, 2023

Why are some societies warlike, and why are some peaceable?

From Scientific American • Sep. 28, 2023

The judge said Jenkins was a "peaceable man" of "excellent character" who tended to avoid confrontation but on Christmas night wanted to get Mr Birch away from his family "knowing what he was capable of".

From BBC • Jul. 17, 2023

No less worrisome, ever more scientists and engineers will undoubtedly be encouraged — not to say, prodded — to devote their careers to military research rather than work in more peaceable fields.

From Salon • Apr. 18, 2023

If her grandfather had been there, he might have told her that a peaceable spirit was the reward of charity.

From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt