Example Sentences

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The defense called in six more witnesses, all of whom spoke to the peacefulness of the protesters.

From Slate • May 4, 2026

“I long to get to Altadena because of the peacefulness — you can always park in front of your house. I miss living under the San Gabriel Mountains.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2025

"I'm 35 now and there's a peacefulness I've felt as I've gotten older."

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2024

I also love to burn sage and incense to cleanse my space of all negative energy and keep a room and house that sparks creativity and peacefulness.

From Salon • Oct. 27, 2023

The sunlight came into the room with the peacefulness one remembers from rooms in one’s early childhood—a sunlight encountered later only in one’s dreams.

From "The Fire Next Time" by James Baldwin