peaceable

Example Sentences

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Here, she tends to describe a largely peaceable kingdom populated by earnest researchers thoughtfully pursuing nature’s questions in a collaborative environment of inquiry and wonder.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

“This is, in fact, the definition of a peaceable revolution, if any such is possible.”

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

Military comedies have a long and relatively peaceable history on screens small and large — Fred Astaire, Bob Hope, Abbott and Costello, Martin and Lewis and Bill Murray all made them.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 31, 2024

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

What I saw was an upside-down town, small, quiet and peaceable, whose citizens went about with the sweet civility of angels.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel