peaceful

Example Sentences

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“It would be very, very irresponsible for Western companies to continue to wait until we have a peaceful country,” Guy Robert Lukama, former chairman of Gécamines, Congo’s state-owned mining company, told the Journal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

His new setting is peaceful, aside from occasional thunderclaps rolling through the valley during the rainy season, and the wildlife.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

"I miss a peaceful night's sleep," an artist in Tehran told AFP, saying strikes the previous night were "so intense it felt like all of Tehran was shaking".

From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026

The duo’s biggest hit was 1972’s “Summer Breeze,” which described a peaceful Friday night at home:

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

I wonder how Captain Smith can be so peaceful while he is locked up like this.

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone