peaceably

Example Sentences

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With rhetoric this charged, it’s hard to see how these two factions will be able to reunite peaceably.

From Slate • Mar. 5, 2026

One hundred silkworms can hang around peaceably in a small space, whereas 100 confined spiders will attack one another, until only one or two are left alive.

From Science Magazine • Sep. 19, 2023

In a statement released by Senate President Thomas Alexander, Scott’s family said he “passed away peaceably while surrounded by family and close friends.”

From Seattle Times • Aug. 13, 2023

In some city-states, the aristoi and the kakoi were not able to resolve their differences peaceably.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

Several new calves had been born, and a dispute involving the ownership of a plow had been peaceably resolved, once both parties realized that plowsharing would grow more crops than fighting ever could.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood