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Examples of peacemaker in a Sentence
She acted as peacemaker in the dispute.
the former diplomat is coming out of retirement to lend his talents as a peacemaker to these crucial negotiations
Recent Examples of peacemaker from the Web
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But the secretary's efforts to play peacemaker were undercut by Trump's statement.
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But the secretary’s efforts to play peacemaker were undercut by Mr. Trump’s statement.
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But critics say his public shaming of foreign leaders undermined his chances to play peacemaker.
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Still, Reagan remained deeply unpopular in Germany, viewed more as a warmongering cowboy than as a world-changing peacemaker.
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The party's founder was Ian Paisley, the Protestant firebrand who rejected compromise with Catholics in Northern Ireland for much of his life only to become a pivotal peacemaker in his later years.
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In it, Rex Ryan appears to be tangled up with a man and possibly trying to play peacemaker, while Rob Ryan can be seen with his hand around the same man’s throat at one point.
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Gitai uses his archive 1994 interview with murdered peacemaker Yitzhak Rabin as a framing device, including a prophetic warning from the late Israeli Prime Minister about the rising tide of Islamic fundamentalism.
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On Thursday, June 1, Real Art Ways in Hartford is holding a one-time-only screening of a documentary about a group of would-be peacemakers.
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First Known Use of peacemaker
15th century
PEACEMAKER Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of peacemaker for English Language Learners
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: a person who helps to prevent or stop an argument, a fight, or a war
PEACEMAKER Defined for Kids
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playDefinition of peacemaker for Students
: a person who settles an argument or stops a fight
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