Examples of peacetime in a Sentence
The size of the army was reduced during peacetime.
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But the United States would reduce its ground and air forces stationed in Europe in peacetime, perhaps transferring some of them to Asia.
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Jennifer Lind, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
The first parade of its kind held in peacetime in decades.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 15 June 2025
Each foot soldier carried a ten-pound musket, a sixteen-inch bayonet, a tin canteen, a linen haversack, and his own blanket—a battlefield luxury, since in peacetime five men typically shared two blankets.
—/ Cbs News, CBS News, 13 June 2025
But there is not much precedent in the United States for such a massive military parade in peacetime.
—Susan Page, USA Today, 11 June 2025
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Jennifer Lind, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
The first parade of its kind held in peacetime in decades.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 15 June 2025
Each foot soldier carried a ten-pound musket, a sixteen-inch bayonet, a tin canteen, a linen haversack, and his own blanket—a battlefield luxury, since in peacetime five men typically shared two blankets.
—/ Cbs News, CBS News, 13 June 2025
But there is not much precedent in the United States for such a massive military parade in peacetime.
—Susan Page, USA Today, 11 June 2025
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“Peacetime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/peacetime. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.
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peacetime
noun
peace·time
ˈpē-ˌstīm 
: a time when a nation is not at war
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