without violence

Example Sentences

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But according to the Deranque family's lawyer, Fabien Rajon, his parents will not take part in the rally, which they have urged to go ahead "without violence" and "without political statements".

From Barron's • Feb. 21, 2026

This is how unions do good trouble — without fear, without violence.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2025

She said the people of Maine have a strong tradition of being able to disagree on important issues without violence.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 30, 2023

To create a world without violence, a world where people want to live instead of wishing for death.

From Salon • Dec. 23, 2023

I was not even my parents’ son in 1928 but a devilishly smooth impostor, awaiting their slightest blunder as an excuse to move in—preferably without violence, but not necessarily—to assert my true identity.

From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger