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

And after the old Tisroc's death when Rabadash became Tisroc in his place he turned out the most peaceable Tisroc Calormen had ever known.

From "The Horse and His Boy" by C.S. Lewis