peaceable
adjective
peace·able
ˈpē-sə-bəl 
1
a
: disposed to peace : not contentious or quarrelsome
b
: quietly behaved
2
: free from strife or disorder
peaceableness
noun
Examples of peaceable in a Sentence
He has a peaceable nature.
The crowd dispersed in a peaceable manner.
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If anything, the scale of the Second World War and the advent of the atom bomb made the quest for a peaceable international order more urgent than ever.
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Margaret MacMillan, The Atlantic, 30 Apr. 2025
Protesters were given cards with QR codes that linked to Yale University’s policies for peaceable assembly, such as keeping everyone physically safe, not blocking entrances and exits and no disruptions to the university’s operations.
—Brynn Gingras, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2025
The founders plainly understood that the nation could not flourish, or even survive, without giving due respect to the laws that governed peaceable relations among sovereign states.
—Harold Hongju Koh, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2013
But the recent vitriol online may threaten the peaceable mood of the campus, particularly when Steve Glinick moves from Rhode Island to his summer home at Chautauqua, where his daughter, Emily Glinick, lives year-round.
—Christopher Maag, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2025
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Margaret MacMillan, The Atlantic, 30 Apr. 2025
Protesters were given cards with QR codes that linked to Yale University’s policies for peaceable assembly, such as keeping everyone physically safe, not blocking entrances and exits and no disruptions to the university’s operations.
—Brynn Gingras, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2025
The founders plainly understood that the nation could not flourish, or even survive, without giving due respect to the laws that governed peaceable relations among sovereign states.
—Harold Hongju Koh, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2013
But the recent vitriol online may threaten the peaceable mood of the campus, particularly when Steve Glinick moves from Rhode Island to his summer home at Chautauqua, where his daughter, Emily Glinick, lives year-round.
—Christopher Maag, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2025
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“Peaceable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/peaceable. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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peaceable
adjective
peace·able
ˈpē-sə-bəl
: marked by freedom from dispute, strife, violence, or disorder
the right to peaceable assembly
peaceable possession
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