peaceable

Example Sentences

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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

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

The imagery in my picture book was peaceable, full of compassion and understanding, and it seems to have stayed in my head.

From Scientific American • Apr. 22, 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

“There must be a peaceable solution to this conflict, little dude,” he says.

From "Invisible Inkling" by Emily Jenkins