peaceably

Example Sentences

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But they also sleep peaceably side by side, she says.

From Slate • Aug. 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

But I can admire it, peaceably, from afar.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 8, 2022

In those paintings, angels cluster around the living and the dead who sit peaceably on thrones, making signs with their hands.

From "Landscape with Invisible Hand" by M.T. Anderson