Examples of peacetime in a Sentence
The size of the army was reduced during peacetime.
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However, there is no precedent for Trump invoking the Alien Enemies Act during peacetime.
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Meredith Kile, People.com, 20 Mar. 2025
Legal experts have long been skeptical of the Trump campaign promise — and facet of the 2024 Republican Party platform — to utilize the act during peacetime since immigration hasn't historically constituted an invasion.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 18 Mar. 2025
Legal groups have denounced the idea of Invoking the Alien Enemies Act during peacetime for the purpose of deportations.
—Ivana Saric, Axios, 16 Mar. 2025
The budget is already $840 billion in the hole through just the first four months of fiscal 2025 as the deficit runs above 6% as a share of gross domestic product, a level virtually unheard of in a peacetime, expansionary economy.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 6 Mar. 2025
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Meredith Kile, People.com, 20 Mar. 2025
Legal experts have long been skeptical of the Trump campaign promise — and facet of the 2024 Republican Party platform — to utilize the act during peacetime since immigration hasn't historically constituted an invasion.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 18 Mar. 2025
Legal groups have denounced the idea of Invoking the Alien Enemies Act during peacetime for the purpose of deportations.
—Ivana Saric, Axios, 16 Mar. 2025
The budget is already $840 billion in the hole through just the first four months of fiscal 2025 as the deficit runs above 6% as a share of gross domestic product, a level virtually unheard of in a peacetime, expansionary economy.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 6 Mar. 2025
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“Peacetime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/peacetime. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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peacetime
noun
peace·time
ˈpē-ˌstīm 
: a time when a nation is not at war
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