Examples of peacetime in a Sentence
The size of the army was reduced during peacetime.
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Wilson’s claims of presidential powerlessness sound odd today, during an era in which U.S. government intervention has become routine in a wide variety of economic activities relating to national security, even in peacetime.
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Jami Miscik, Foreign Affairs, 11 Mar. 2024
Financing the war required the imposition of a federal income tax, which never went away in peacetime.
—Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 1 Mar. 2024
The world’s most dramatic saltwater ‘sea pools’ Embedding herself onboard battleships, aircraft carriers and submarines, among others, Lê’s work showcases the vast network of power structures seemingly needed to maintain the veneer of control in peacetime.
—Dan Q. Dao, CNN, 29 Feb. 2024
Telecommunications gear has loomed large in these deliberations, due to its obvious utility for intelligence agencies in signals intelligence-gathering in peacetime, and the risk of a disastrous cutoff of communications by an adversary in the case of a war.
—Eva Dou, Washington Post, 12 Feb. 2024
Eisenhower was absolutely correct to warn about spending 11.6 percent of GDP on defense in peacetime.
—Dominic Pino, National Review, 30 Jan. 2024
Downing Street later clarified that General Sanders was not opening the door to peacetime conscription.
—Mark Landler, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2024
Anders Breivik, the man responsible for Norway's worst peacetime atrocity, is due to testify in court today in an attempt to end his prison isolation.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 9 Jan. 2024
All this monetary expansion was occurring at the same time as the economy was receiving its largest peacetime budget stimulus on record.
—Desmond Lachman, National Review, 15 Dec. 2023
Jami Miscik, Foreign Affairs, 11 Mar. 2024
Financing the war required the imposition of a federal income tax, which never went away in peacetime.
—Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 1 Mar. 2024
The world’s most dramatic saltwater ‘sea pools’ Embedding herself onboard battleships, aircraft carriers and submarines, among others, Lê’s work showcases the vast network of power structures seemingly needed to maintain the veneer of control in peacetime.
—Dan Q. Dao, CNN, 29 Feb. 2024
Telecommunications gear has loomed large in these deliberations, due to its obvious utility for intelligence agencies in signals intelligence-gathering in peacetime, and the risk of a disastrous cutoff of communications by an adversary in the case of a war.
—Eva Dou, Washington Post, 12 Feb. 2024
Eisenhower was absolutely correct to warn about spending 11.6 percent of GDP on defense in peacetime.
—Dominic Pino, National Review, 30 Jan. 2024
Downing Street later clarified that General Sanders was not opening the door to peacetime conscription.
—Mark Landler, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2024
Anders Breivik, the man responsible for Norway's worst peacetime atrocity, is due to testify in court today in an attempt to end his prison isolation.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 9 Jan. 2024
All this monetary expansion was occurring at the same time as the economy was receiving its largest peacetime budget stimulus on record.
—Desmond Lachman, National Review, 15 Dec. 2023
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First Known Use
circa 1534, in the meaning defined above
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“Peacetime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/peacetime. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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peacetime
noun
peace·time
ˈpē-ˌstīm 
: a time when a nation is not at war
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