Examples of peacetime in a Sentence
The size of the army was reduced during peacetime.
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The concept of a national service program in peacetime is not new.
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Carlo Versano, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
Those same technologies will be just as important in peacetime, helping rebuild a country that will long be scarred by mines.
—David Kirichenko, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Troops forbidden to do maintenance and repairs in peacetime, and lacking the necessary specs and tools, will struggle to do it under fire.
—Michael R. Bloomberg, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
Killing in war and peacetime The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights is one such treaty to which the United States is a party.
—Mary Ellen O'Connell, The Conversation, 4 Sep. 2025
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Carlo Versano, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
Those same technologies will be just as important in peacetime, helping rebuild a country that will long be scarred by mines.
—David Kirichenko, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Troops forbidden to do maintenance and repairs in peacetime, and lacking the necessary specs and tools, will struggle to do it under fire.
—Michael R. Bloomberg, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
Killing in war and peacetime The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights is one such treaty to which the United States is a party.
—Mary Ellen O'Connell, The Conversation, 4 Sep. 2025
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“Peacetime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/peacetime. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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peacetime
noun
peace·time
ˈpē-ˌstīm 
: a time when a nation is not at war
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