disturb the peace

phrase

: to behave in a violent or noisy manner in public

They were arrested for disturbing the peace.

Examples of disturb the peace in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

As Outkick's Armando Salguero pointed out, McClintock was later arrested independently for disturbing the peace. — Matt Calkins Outkick, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026

Birds chirp softly from the surrounding fall foliage, seemingly hesitant to disturb the peace. — Julia Sayers Gokhale, Midwest Living, 2 Sep. 2026

Morrow was charged with discharging a firearm within 500 feet of a building, disturbing the peace, carrying a firearm without a license, and unregistered motor vehicle. — Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 20 July 2026

The 29-year-old was arrested on suspicion of assault likely to produce great bodily injury, disturbing the peace and public intoxication, police said, while the other three faced charges of the latter two. — Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 10 July 2026

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