Examples of peacetime in a Sentence
The size of the army was reduced during peacetime.
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The United States could also create industrial capacity greater than what is needed in peacetime to allow expansion during a war.
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Stephen Biddle, Foreign Affairs, 19 Mar. 2025
The order, citing the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, a wartime detainment and deportation law rarely used in peacetime, allowed the administration to quickly expel immigrants from the country without going through the standard legal process.
—David Catanese, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2025
The collection reveals how his seemingly simple line evolved into a profound artistic language capable of expressing both the gravity and the absurdity of peacetime and war.
—Françoise Mouly, The New Yorker, 16 Mar. 2025
The president has falsely proclaimed an invasion and predatory incursion to use a law written for wartime for peacetime immigration enforcement.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 16 Mar. 2025
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Stephen Biddle, Foreign Affairs, 19 Mar. 2025
The order, citing the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, a wartime detainment and deportation law rarely used in peacetime, allowed the administration to quickly expel immigrants from the country without going through the standard legal process.
—David Catanese, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2025
The collection reveals how his seemingly simple line evolved into a profound artistic language capable of expressing both the gravity and the absurdity of peacetime and war.
—Françoise Mouly, The New Yorker, 16 Mar. 2025
The president has falsely proclaimed an invasion and predatory incursion to use a law written for wartime for peacetime immigration enforcement.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 16 Mar. 2025
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“Peacetime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/peacetime. Accessed 30 Mar. 2025.
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peacetime
noun
peace·time
ˈpē-ˌstīm 
: a time when a nation is not at war
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