in peace

idiom

: in a state of quiet and calm : peacefully
They have lived in peace for many years.

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George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Grover Cleveland, George Bush and others all used the armed forces to keep domestic order in peace. Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025 Trump rolled out the red carpet for the Russian leader in the hopes that a face-to-face meeting could generate a breakthrough in peace talks. Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025 Anyone who believes that Russian President Vladimir Putin is interested in peace should have their head examined. Paul Bedard, The Washington Examiner, 13 Sep. 2025 But the shadowy entities that created him aren’t satisfied to leave him in peace. Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for in peace

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“In peace.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20peace. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.

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