Examples of peacetime in a Sentence
The size of the army was reduced during peacetime.
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Martin: The President is using tools that previous Presidents have not used in peacetime, declaring a national emergency at the southern border, invoking the Alien Enemies Act.
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Michel Martin, NPR, 1 May 2025
This report became a blueprint for maintaining and expanding federal support for university research in peacetime.
—Sarah Kreps, Foreign Affairs, 29 Apr. 2025
This makes the submarine unique as both a strategic and tactical vessel that pays dividends not only during wartime, but peacetime as well.
—New Atlas, 26 Apr. 2025
In peacetime, most Swiss use them as wine cellars, storage facilities or saunas.
—Jessi Jezewska Stevens, The Dial, 24 Apr. 2025
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Michel Martin, NPR, 1 May 2025
This report became a blueprint for maintaining and expanding federal support for university research in peacetime.
—Sarah Kreps, Foreign Affairs, 29 Apr. 2025
This makes the submarine unique as both a strategic and tactical vessel that pays dividends not only during wartime, but peacetime as well.
—New Atlas, 26 Apr. 2025
In peacetime, most Swiss use them as wine cellars, storage facilities or saunas.
—Jessi Jezewska Stevens, The Dial, 24 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for peacetime
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“Peacetime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/peacetime. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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peacetime
noun
peace·time
ˈpē-ˌstīm 
: a time when a nation is not at war
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