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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In fact, as believing Christians, Jews, or Muslims know, the founders and leaders of these major world religions advocate understanding of others, empathy for their suffering, and the pursuit of peaceable relations with all.
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Howard Steele, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
Such was the peaceable dreaming, the end-of-history thinking, in the wake of the Twelve-Day War.
—David Remnick, New Yorker, 28 July 2025
The giant moa was the world’s largest bird, up to 11 feet high and 500 lbs., a peaceable, plant-eating giant that lived on the edges of forests in New Zealand’s South Island.
—David Bloom, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
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.
—Margaret MacMillan, The Atlantic, 30 Apr. 2025
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Howard Steele, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
Such was the peaceable dreaming, the end-of-history thinking, in the wake of the Twelve-Day War.
—David Remnick, New Yorker, 28 July 2025
The giant moa was the world’s largest bird, up to 11 feet high and 500 lbs., a peaceable, plant-eating giant that lived on the edges of forests in New Zealand’s South Island.
—David Bloom, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
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.
—Margaret MacMillan, The Atlantic, 30 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for peaceable
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“Peaceable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/peaceable. Accessed 16 Sep. 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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