nonviolent
adjective
non·vi·o·lent
ˌnän-ˈvī-ə-lənt 
: abstaining or free from violence
nonviolently
adverb
Examples of nonviolent in a Sentence
He argued that nonviolent drug offenders should receive shorter sentences.
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Federal sentencing guidelines generally call for probation for defendants like her, who have no criminal history and are convicted of a nonviolent crime.
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ABC News, 16 June 2026
Two men were killed and a woman is in critical condition after a shooting early Saturday morning, just hours after a nonviolent community bike ride around Englewood.
—Asal Rezaei, CBS News, 13 June 2026
Republican-donor, profiteering private prison companies separating nonviolent people from their families, keeping them locked up for countless months.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 8 June 2026
Civil-rights movements that challenge an oppressive status quo usually provoke a disproportionate response; in fact, the strategy of nonviolent resistance depends on it.
—Rob Wolfe, The Atlantic, 5 June 2026
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ABC News, 16 June 2026
Two men were killed and a woman is in critical condition after a shooting early Saturday morning, just hours after a nonviolent community bike ride around Englewood.
—Asal Rezaei, CBS News, 13 June 2026
Republican-donor, profiteering private prison companies separating nonviolent people from their families, keeping them locked up for countless months.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 8 June 2026
Civil-rights movements that challenge an oppressive status quo usually provoke a disproportionate response; in fact, the strategy of nonviolent resistance depends on it.
—Rob Wolfe, The Atlantic, 5 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for nonviolent
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“Nonviolent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonviolent. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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nonviolent
adjective
non·vi·o·lent
(ˈ)nän-ˈvī-ə-lənt
1
: not using violence : peaceful
2
: of, relating to, or marked by nonviolence
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