Examples of peacetime in a Sentence
The size of the army was reduced during peacetime.
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During his tenure, the American economy saw a significant reduction in inflation, the unemployment rate fell during his leadership and the United States entered its then-longest peacetime period.
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Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 9 July 2024
Wage growth between 2010 and 2020 was the lowest over any ten-year period in peacetime since the Napoleonic Wars.
—Fintan O’Toole, Foreign Affairs, 5 July 2024
Regan pushed through the largest tax cuts in U.S. history, simultaneously juicing economic growth, accelerating widening inequality, and starting the nation on the path to ever-larger peacetime deficits.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 28 June 2024
Walz had already visited northern Minnesota to survey damage last week and over the weekend declared a peacetime emergency, activating the National Guard to assist with disaster relief.
—Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 25 June 2024
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Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 9 July 2024
Wage growth between 2010 and 2020 was the lowest over any ten-year period in peacetime since the Napoleonic Wars.
—Fintan O’Toole, Foreign Affairs, 5 July 2024
Regan pushed through the largest tax cuts in U.S. history, simultaneously juicing economic growth, accelerating widening inequality, and starting the nation on the path to ever-larger peacetime deficits.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 28 June 2024
Walz had already visited northern Minnesota to survey damage last week and over the weekend declared a peacetime emergency, activating the National Guard to assist with disaster relief.
—Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 25 June 2024
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“Peacetime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/peacetime. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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peacetime
noun
peace·time
ˈpē-ˌstīm 
: a time when a nation is not at war
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