Peace Corps
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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And he practiced traditional West African carpentry techniques while serving in the Peace Corps in Sierra Leone.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025
Theresa Delsoin, an 83-year-old author, teacher and retired Peace Corps volunteer, wanted to set an example: She spent more than $500 at the store between Thanksgiving and Christmas.
From Salon • Aug. 13, 2024
Kennedy said both presidents understood that America made a better mark in the world when it projected its power not through force but through moral leadership, economic initiatives and programs like the Peace Corps.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 13, 2024
With the Vietnam War still raging when Mr. Allman left the Peace Corps, he was hired by an English-language newspaper in Bangkok.
From New York Times • Jun. 6, 2024
She then spends four years in Niger, Colombia, and El Salvador as a Peace Corps volunteer, teaching children and adults how to read and speak English.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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