peaceably

Example Sentences

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Bradford hung up vintage posters from old European jazz festivals and corralled enough equipment together to peaceably write music in the garage.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 13, 2025

It’s an American flag inscribed with the First Amendment: “Congress shall make no law … abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press or the right of the people peaceably to assemble.”

From Slate • Feb. 19, 2025

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

Straight-backed, prim Mary set up a modest but respectable home near the city center, a part of town where blacks and whites lived peaceably together.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield