peace sign
noun
1
: a sign made by holding the palm outward and forming a V with the index and middle fingers and used to indicate the desire for peace
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Bündchen smiled wide and flashed the camera a peace sign, putting her radiant no-makeup makeup look on display.
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Christina Perrier, InStyle, 3 Mar. 2026
As the crowds chanted, cars driving past honked their horns and threw peace signs at protesters.
—Elissa Jorgensen, Dallas Morning News, 1 Mar. 2026
There’s also a hand with the American flag colors making the peace sign.
—Charlotte Observer, 26 Feb. 2026
Protestors prominently displayed a large Mexican flag, along with an upside-down American flag sign with a peace sign scrawled across it in black paint.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 20 Feb. 2026
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Christina Perrier, InStyle, 3 Mar. 2026
As the crowds chanted, cars driving past honked their horns and threw peace signs at protesters.
—Elissa Jorgensen, Dallas Morning News, 1 Mar. 2026
There’s also a hand with the American flag colors making the peace sign.
—Charlotte Observer, 26 Feb. 2026
Protestors prominently displayed a large Mexican flag, along with an upside-down American flag sign with a peace sign scrawled across it in black paint.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 20 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for peace sign
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“Peace sign.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/peace%20sign. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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