How to Use disturb the peace in a Sentence
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The charge was later reduced to disturbing the peace, also a misdemeanor.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 23 Oct. 2025
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Both Wilson and Ayala were charged with misdemeanor disturbing the peace.
—Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 30 Jan. 2026
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As depicted in the movie, Lee was arrested multiple times for blasphemy and disturbing the peace.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 24 Jan. 2026
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She was found guilty of assaulting a police officer, disturbing the peace and violating a city race ordinance.
—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 24 Jan. 2026
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McClintock on Monday was charged with misdemeanor disturbing the peace.
—Adam Sabes , Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 13 Nov. 2025
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Israeli police said at least 38 protesters were arrested for allegedly disturbing the peace.
—Jade Walker, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2025
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Prosecutors charged the child with one count of carrying a dangerous weapon with unlawful intent, one count of possessing a weapon in a weapons-free school zone and one count of disturbing the peace.
—Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 25 Nov. 2025
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In a sea of gray-toned suits and uniforms, the woman trying to soothe her crying baby comes across as an outlier even before a belligerent young salaryman starts screaming at her for disturbing the peace.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2026
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After 1993, he was also charged in Missouri with stealing, disturbing the peace and driving without a license.
—Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 15 Feb. 2026
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Ayala was also booked into the Ada County Jail on a misdemeanor charge of disturbing the peace, the station reported.
—Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 13 Sep. 2025
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One law enforcement source said that the DA’s office was told Ramirez suffered a stroke and was being arrested on suspicion of disturbing the peace.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2025
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His testimony was part of a lawsuit filed against the city by a local resident who argued the city has failed to punish demonstrators who violate noise ordinances and disturb the peace of the neighborhood.
—Andy Rose, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
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Ismael Arvizu, 26, said he was charged with trespassing, disturbing the peace, resisting arrest and threatening a public official.
—Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2026
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In April 2025, Austin Bolt, 23, a Boise native, was charged with disturbing the peace, which led to him being kicked off of the football team.
—Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 25 Mar. 2026
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Moran was arrested in his hometown on Tuesday and charged with burning a motor vehicle, unlawful possession of fireworks, disturbing the peace, and conspiracy.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 5 Dec. 2025
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The three couples mentioned above are just examples; the majority of the pairings for season 9 seem to have major communication problems, often opting to skirt around issues for fear of disturbing the peace.
—Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
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He was charged with shoplifting, possession of a Class A and Class B drug, resisting arrest, disturbing the peace, and assault and battery on a police officer.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 4 Mar. 2026
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Morrow was charged with discharging a firearm within 500 feet of a building, disturbing the peace, carrying a firearm without a license, and unregistered motor vehicle.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 20 July 2026
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All 13 activists, ranging in age from 19 to 28, were initially charged with disorderly conduct, resisting arrest and disturbing the peace.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 10 Oct. 2025
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Nantambu was arrested in June on charges of resisting an officer and disturbing the peace by interrupting a lawful assembly, revealing a link between the incidents.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2025
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Prosecutors, however, argue that Hernandez ignored, refused and resisted the officer’s orders to leave the office — raising her voice and disturbing the peace.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 3 Feb. 2026
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The 29-year-old was arrested on suspicion of assault likely to produce great bodily injury, disturbing the peace and public intoxication, police said, while the other three faced charges of the latter two.
—Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 10 July 2026
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According to the department, Sutton currently faces three counts of resisting an officer, two counts of public intimidation, two counts of battery of a police officer, one count of disturbing the peace and one count of criminal trespassing.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
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The Governor’s Office listed another Mexican immigrant as committing a misdemeanor of disturbing the peace and driving without privileges.
—Idaho Statesman, 17 Oct. 2025
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The newspaper reported at the time that Zinn has a criminal record dating back to 1989 that includes dozens of convictions for petty crimes such as criminal trespass, theft of services, interfering with a police officer and disturbing the peace.
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
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The order instructs Attorney General Pam Bondi to examine whether flag burners can be charged under alternative statutes, such as disturbing the peace or violating environmental laws.
—Amanda Castro hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
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The majority of those calls were for public intoxication (1,316), disturbing the peace (322) and noise (315), per BPD statistics.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 21 Oct. 2025
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Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu was arrested in June on charges of resisting an officer and disturbing the peace by interrupting a lawful assembly, revealing a link between the shooting incident and the Super Bowl.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 20 Nov. 2025
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