Example Sentences

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A march by hundreds of Indigenous farmers and transport workers in La Paz passed off peacefully.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

Despite every effort by the incredible team at the Western General ICU, he passed away peacefully and pain free.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

"This court finds that you chose to victimize people that were peacefully gathering together," Salomone said.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

Federal prosecutors said while many people were peacefully demonstrating against immigration enforcement operations in Los Angeles County last summer, some people sought to use violence to obstruct, impede or injure officers conducting the enforcement operations.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

They drove on, along the streets where people were turning peacefully into houses and Sunday dinners, and on out of town.

From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner