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
2
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While Jenner pouted her lips and flashed the peace sign, Aire stared at the camera.
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Kirsty Hatcher, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
The sort that legend says compelled Pepper Rodgers in 1969 to flash Dan Devine a peace sign late in a 69-21 pummeling by Mizzou … and for Devine to flash half of one back.
—Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2025
His wife, Nancy Juvonen, stood in the middle and held up a peace sign while holding an arm around their other daughter, who posed with her arms in the air.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Vietnam War protesters wore jeans embroidered with peace signs, while feminists wore jeans, not skirts, to claim equal rights.
—Stephen Mihm, Twin Cities, 22 Aug. 2025
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Kirsty Hatcher, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
The sort that legend says compelled Pepper Rodgers in 1969 to flash Dan Devine a peace sign late in a 69-21 pummeling by Mizzou … and for Devine to flash half of one back.
—Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2025
His wife, Nancy Juvonen, stood in the middle and held up a peace sign while holding an arm around their other daughter, who posed with her arms in the air.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Vietnam War protesters wore jeans embroidered with peace signs, while feminists wore jeans, not skirts, to claim equal rights.
—Stephen Mihm, Twin Cities, 22 Aug. 2025
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 6 Oct. 2025.
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