How to Use the Peace Corps in a Sentence

the Peace Corps

noun

• Shriver, who was the founding director of the Peace Corps, died in 2011.
  — Sam Janesch, Baltimore Sun, 4 Apr. 2023
• The branding is a clear imitation of the Peace Corps logo.
  — Seth Joseph, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
• Grant began a second stint as a teacher in Harford County following four years in the Peace Corps.
  — Katia Parks, Baltimore Sun, 5 Sep. 2023
• Shriver was President Kennedy’s first director of the Peace Corps.
  — Kevin Dayhoff, Baltimore Sun, 20 Jan. 2024
• This was the impulse that led tens of thousands of young people to join the Peace Corps, participate in sit-ins, freedom rides, marches against segregation and the denial of the vote.
  — New York Times, 11 Apr. 2024
• The award goes to someone who demonstrates a commitment to the Peace Corps’ third goal: helping Americans understand the people and cultures of other countries.
  — John Brieske, ajc, 11 Jan. 2011
• Volunteer service and some employment (including education, firefighting, the military, or the Peace Corps) are qualifying factors.
  — Sara Chernikoff, USA TODAY, 15 Aug. 2023

Last Updated: 31 Oct 2024