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Example sentences for "peaceably"

Lexicographically close words:
pea; peace; peaceable; peaceableness; peaceablie; peaceful; peacefull; peacefully; peacefulness; peacekeepers
  1. The largest of these beasts managed to get out of his inclosure before the top of it was barred in; but he was peaceably led back again.

  2. Give me your word that you will come peaceably along, and I don't want to handcuff you.

  3. He was joined in his plans by two fellow-zealots, Winter and Wright; but the scheme was still unripe when James peaceably mounted the throne; and for the moment his pledge of toleration put an end to it.

  4. Had he shared the sympathy with popular feeling which formed the strength of the Tudors, time might have brought peaceably about that readjustment of political forces which the growth of English energies had made a necessity.

  5. Is it not much less disgraceful to be peaceably governed by weak reasons, than to be incapable of being restrained by the strongest?

  6. Sindia, in fear, refused to receive him; he fled to Runjeet Singh, and was finally allowed to return and live peaceably in Judpore.

  7. Dundee, on his flight from Edinburgh, had remained for some time peaceably in his own house.

  8. So marked, however, was the tendency of that time, that this most important measure was peaceably effected by an arrangement between Sheldon and Clarendon.

  9. This difficulty will be rendered very obvious, if we compare for a moment the nature of the government of Charles with the great things which, under that government, were peaceably effected.

  10. But scarcely was he settled peaceably in possession of his bishopric when, like the conscientious man of action that he was, S.

  11. They grew noisy and insolent, and even made use of threats; upon which a few of the most forward and daring were secured, and instantly punished; after which they were ordered to go peaceably back to their work.

  12. You have taken this man, who was peaceably passing through your streets and along the public highway, and doing no person any harm.

  13. But that a pledge was made to them, that if they would give up their arms, they should be allowed to proceed peaceably to Kansas.

  14. The precious robes were laid upon him; he begirt himself with the sword, and had the golden spurs put on him like a knight; then stoutly sprang upon the white horse, which bore him peaceably along.

  15. Huguenots dwell peaceably in their houses until a council settled the matters in dispute.

  16. Let's just hang here peaceably and see what they do," Arcot suggested.

  17. We'll see if we can't find some people there who are more peaceably inclined.

  18. At other times they were not so peaceably disposed, but kicked each other beneath the blankets.

  19. Well, it's impossible, isn't it, for such a man to eat his dinner peaceably in the evening?

  20. Before November more than half of that army was peaceably paid off; and a few months more saw the end of almost the whole force.

  21. And how often have they been brought to reason, and peaceably obliged to do justice, by the exertion of this constitutional authority of the people, vested in their representatives?

  22. Antony praised God, who taught the dumb animals, and without whose word not a leaf drops nor one sparrow falls to the ground; and then signing with his hand to the lions, they went away peaceably to the desert from which they came.

  23. After some time he brought forth a plot he had contrived and aroused the tribe of the Sciri, who then dwelt above the Danube and abode peaceably with the Goths.


  24. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "peaceably" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.