How to Use peaceful in a Sentence

peaceful

adjective
  • The park is so peaceful and quiet.
  • They settled the conflict by peaceful means.
  • We need to find a peaceful alternative to war.
  • At least the snow is melting, and the rain is peaceful.
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2023
  • The chants and the hymns are ordered and peaceful, a recipe for beauty.
    Patrick Neas, Kansas City Star, 29 Mar. 2024
  • The myth is that this is a peaceful death and not a cruel death, and that's just not true.
    Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 24 Jan. 2024
  • Holmes knew that a four-second fall is not a peaceful way to die.
    John Branch Jim Wilson, New York Times, 5 Nov. 2023
  • Protest leaders counter-claimed that the march was peaceful, and no threats were made.
    Hannah Grossman, Fox News, 6 Mar. 2023
  • Before the war, 2,123 people lived in this peaceful enclave on the Gulf of the Dnieper.
    Anastacia Galouchka, Washington Post, 30 Jan. 2023
  • Will Dobbins hold out, or will the two sides come to a peaceful accord?
    Brian Wacker, Baltimore Sun, 17 June 2023
  • The meeting aimed to find a peaceful solution to the conflict in Ukraine.
    Luke McGee, CNN, 12 Aug. 2023
  • And, yes, this was an attempt to stop the peaceful transfer of power.
    ABC News, 7 Jan. 2024
  • When a peaceful march mourning the death of Mr. Floyd passed a gun store in Washougal, it was stared down by armed men.
    Alfredo Sosa, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 May 2024
  • There’s nothing peaceful about the setup of these camps.
    Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 1 May 2023
  • This feels good, this feels peaceful, this feels joyful.
    Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 12 Sep. 2023
  • Plus, Kutcher said, things are just more peaceful this way.
    Fortesa Latifi, Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2024
  • That said, Palmer and Jackson are now in a peaceful place, leaving the past behind them.
    Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Thursday night at around 5 p.m. there was one of the most amazing, peaceful protests outside the Third Precinct.
    Alicia Dennis, Peoplemag, 25 May 2024
  • Wish wishes for a peaceful and safe week and good tidings for all of the people of Israel.
    Katie Bain, Billboard, 14 Oct. 2023
  • The peaceful transfer of power, which Trump aims to end, is on trial.
    Don Flood, Baltimore Sun, 11 July 2024
  • That was a date when peaceful transfer of power was to occur.
    Nbc Universal, NBC News, 10 Dec. 2023
  • Arthur obliges, which Phoenix and Phillips view as a peaceful gesture for the character.
    Zack Sharf, Variety, 9 Oct. 2024
  • The video ends by showing the clear waters of a peaceful lake with no human presence.
    Chris John Amorosino, Hartford Courant, 24 Nov. 2024
  • Your peaceful place is on the Oregon coast a week before the accident, before the drive to Bend.
    Anne Lagamayo, Longreads, 11 May 2023
  • Phil Mansfield Both the bed and the bathtub in the primary bedroom are positioned to take in the peaceful views.
    Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 29 Feb. 2024
  • The breathtaking view of the waterfall and the peaceful sound of the rushing waters make the trek well worth every step.
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 7 July 2024
  • The people who were protesting were more peaceful, as compared to the uprising of 1992.
    Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2023
  • That walkout has led to days of peaceful protesting at the Tennessee state house.
    Kate Holland, ABC News, 5 Apr. 2023
  • Until now, their small, suburban town, seven miles north of the bustling city of Dnipro, had been peaceful.
    Pamela Constable, Washington Post, 5 June 2023
  • The kingdom has witnessed some of the biggest peaceful rallies across the region as anti-Israel sentiment runs high over the war in Gaza.
    Reuters, NBC News, 24 Nov. 2024

Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'peaceful.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Last Updated: