Examples of peacetime in a Sentence
The size of the army was reduced during peacetime.
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Grant chose to obey the law, not the commander in chief, establishing that in peacetime, congressional authority takes precedence.
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Kori Schake, The Atlantic, 22 Mar. 2026
During peacetime, around one-fifth of the world’s oil supply transits through the narrow shipping chokepoint off Iran’s southern coast.
—Brian Cheung, NBC news, 21 Mar. 2026
Even in peacetime, great skill is required to navigate the strait’s narrow channel, but this journey would provide an especially tough test of the captain’s skills.
—Kocha Olarn, CNN Money, 20 Mar. 2026
In the parking lot of the stadium where Lebanon’s national soccer team regularly plays in peacetime, children played a pickup game as an Israeli drone flew overhead, recognizable by its whirring.
—Kareem Chehayeb, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2026
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Kori Schake, The Atlantic, 22 Mar. 2026
During peacetime, around one-fifth of the world’s oil supply transits through the narrow shipping chokepoint off Iran’s southern coast.
—Brian Cheung, NBC news, 21 Mar. 2026
Even in peacetime, great skill is required to navigate the strait’s narrow channel, but this journey would provide an especially tough test of the captain’s skills.
—Kocha Olarn, CNN Money, 20 Mar. 2026
In the parking lot of the stadium where Lebanon’s national soccer team regularly plays in peacetime, children played a pickup game as an Israeli drone flew overhead, recognizable by its whirring.
—Kareem Chehayeb, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2026
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“Peacetime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/peacetime. Accessed 28 Mar. 2026.
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peacetime
noun
peace·time
ˈpē-ˌstīm 
: a time when a nation is not at war
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