Example Sentences

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“Alex passed peacefully in his sleep with his doggy Bobo by his side yesterday.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2026

Still, students should have the right to protest government officials on their campuses, as long as they do so peacefully and seriously.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

She died peacefully at an assisted living facility in California, said her former pupil Shelly Moorman-Stahlman in a statement to the BBC.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

The head of Benin's electoral commission, Sacca Lafia, said the election had passed off peacefully, although an electoral monitoring platform set up by civil society groups reported around one hundred incident "alerts".

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

I think of my father, snoring peacefully under the sun while I try every trick I know to wake him.

From "The One and Only Ivan" by Katherine Applegate