How to Use nonviolent in a Sentence

nonviolent

adjective

• He argued that nonviolent drug offenders should receive shorter sentences.
• The protest was nonviolent until around 6:20 p.m., when there were standoffs at City Hall and the courthouse.
  — Dan Horn, Cincinnati.com, 1 June 2020
• Forward a little more to college days in Nashville, to the start of the sit-ins that began to show the power of nonviolent protest.
  — al, 2 July 2020
• While the event was nonviolent, there was some blowback.
  — William Lee, chicagotribune.com, 27 Dec. 2020
• He had been given a life sentence for a nonviolent drug crime in 1998.
  — New York Times, 2 Jan. 2021
• With nonviolent protests, Martin Luther King Jr. helped lead the movement to advance the rights of people of color.
  — CBS News, 31 Oct. 2022
• Conviction for nonviolent crimes should not lose a citizen their right to bear arms, the judge said.
  — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2020
• Freedom from excessive use of force: In nonviolent protests, police must avoid the use of force.
  — USA Today, 8 Nov. 2020
• The arrest rate for nonviolent crimes remained flat at 2.1%.
  — Sarah Freishtat, Chicago Tribune, 27 Dec. 2022
• In response to Floyd's death, protests, both violent and nonviolent, have popped up in cities across the country in response.
  — Mike Brest, Washington Examiner, 4 June 2020
• And that is what Mr. Trump and his allies were up to in 2020, through both violent and nonviolent means — and continue to be up to today.
  — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 17 Sep. 2021
• The crime waves are the result of a decrease in arrests for nonviolent crime due to jails and prisons being overcrowded.
  — Misty Severi, Washington Examiner, 14 Nov. 2023
• For example, in the 1930s, populism of the left took the form of communism and that of the right took the form of fascism while nonviolent revolutionary changes took place in the US and the UK.
  — Ray Dalio, TIME, 25 June 2024
• In the years that led up to his final crime, he was convicted of three nonviolent property crimes.
  — Ivana Hrynkiw | [e-mail], al, 28 Apr. 2022
• The thrust was to keep nonviolent offenders out of jail and prison and get them into mental health and substance abuse treatment.
  — Jenny Goldsberry, The Salt Lake Tribune, 6 Dec. 2020
• The teams will respond to 911 calls for nonviolent behavior crises or substance abuse help.
  — Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 15 May 2023
• The crowd remained nonviolent and cheered as the mayor spoke, WSAV reported.
  — Tim Darnell, ajc, 1 June 2020
• His first nonviolent protest took place many years before the civil rights movement.
  — Nicole Chavez, CNN, 28 Feb. 2021
• Years later, it was reprinted in press outlets and King’s memoir, becoming one of the most famous texts on nonviolent protest in the world.
  — Nora McGreevy, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Mar. 2021
• The mob that broke into Hamilton Hall was not nonviolent, either.
  — The Editors, National Review, 2 May 2024
• The good news is that protests, litigation and moving to new states are nonviolent actions.
  — Doyle McManuswashington Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2022
• Armed protests can never be considered nonviolent — there is always the threat that someone will be hurt or killed.
  — Star Tribune, 12 Sep. 2020
• The video nonviolent arrestees must watch informs them of their rights and when to comply with an officer's demand.
  — Eliott C. McLaughlin, CNN, 8 Oct. 2020
• The group claims their actions are nonviolent, but the D.C. defendants injured a nurse while forcing their way into the clinic.
  — Garnet Henderson, ELLE, 6 May 2022
• The Morehouse board is pushing for nonviolent protests.
  — Gabriella Abdul-Hakim, ABC News, 16 May 2024
• In addition, Houston judges ordered the release of people jailed on the lowest nonviolent felony charges, known in Texas as state jail felonies.
  — Anna Flagg, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2020
• In April, Biden used clemency to commute the sentences of 75 nonviolent drug offenders.
  — Michael D. Shear and, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Oct. 2022
• With Teran described as a kind soul and proponent of nonviolent protest, some have suggested the weapon found near his body may have been planted.
  — Tyler Estep The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (tns), al, 24 Jan. 2023
• Saunders faces up to 12 months in prison on each count, although nonviolent offenders in Ohio typically are sentenced to probation.
  — Kevin Grasha, The Enquirer, 6 Aug. 2025
• In addition to rescheduling, clemency for nonviolent users is also a very personal priority for Tyson.
  — Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 12 Aug. 2025