How to Use peacemaker in a Sentence

peacemaker

noun
  • She acted as peacemaker in the dispute.
  • Things do not end well for the peacemakers around these parts.
    — Brian Grubb, Vulture, 7 July 2024
  • At their best, judges are peacemakers.
    — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2026
  • Who served as a central peacemaker for you two over the years?
    — Devon Ivie, Vulture, 5 Apr. 2024
  • Blessed are the peacemakers for they shall be called the children of God.
    — Kevin Dayhoff, Baltimore Sun, 2 Sep. 2023
  • Enough to attempt to play peacemaker?
    — Judith Martin, Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Dev Patel can add peacemaker to the list of skills on his resume.
    — Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 2 Aug. 2022
  • There is no doubt Diana would have tried to act as a peacemaker between them.
    — Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 27 Jan. 2026
  • There is no doubt Diana would have tried to act as a peacemaker between them.
    — Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 12 Aug. 2025
  • Of the two species, however, dogs were the ones found to play peacemaker more often.
    — Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 May 2025
  • Her instinct is to play peacemaker and keep the whole group together.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2025
  • Cecil, ever the peacemaker, wants to bring the group back to neutral ground.
    — Shelby Stewart, Essence, 24 Feb. 2025
  • Be the voice of reason and play peacemaker instead of leaping into a fray.
    — Magi Helena, oregonlive, 13 Dec. 2019
  • He's got young dog energy but is also the shaggy peacemaker of the group.
    — Gwen Rockwood, Arkansas Online, 13 May 2021
  • The 13th is the time to be a peacemaker and make that extra effort to be kind to those less able than you.
    — Katharine Merlin, Town & Country, 1 July 2022
  • There was no sign that Xi’s efforts to play the role of peacemaker had yielded results.
    — Reuters, NBC News, 22 Mar. 2023
  • And on what was perhaps his most difficult role, with the most elusive of prizes — that of peacemaker.
    — Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025
  • And with that in mind, don’t feel obligated to be the peacemaker anymore.
    — Author: Wayne and Wanda, Anchorage Daily News, 3 May 2020
  • The prime minister’s record as a peacemaker in Ethiopia is also mixed.
    — The Economist, 19 Oct. 2019
  • Doing this is being a peacemaker.
    — Mark Swinney, Christian Science Monitor, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Sometimes being a peacemaker means some drama has to go down to really make peace and not just try to keep peace.
    — Dan Snierson, EW.com, 19 Oct. 2020
  • Baby Lili was born on June 4, and is already quite the peacemaker.
    — Iris Goldsztajn, Marie Claire, 11 Aug. 2021
  • Josh decides to try and play peacemaker to fix the Big Brother alliance.
    — Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 19 Aug. 2021
  • Josephine, a peacemaker trying to convince the people around her to stop the violence.
    — Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 30 June 2023
  • Katie and Rachel have always been at odds, with Christina stuck in the middle as peacemaker.
    — Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Landsman is a good guy who wants to be seen as a peacemaker and someone willing to work with both sides of the political aisle.
    — Jason Williams, Cincinnati.com, 19 Apr. 2018
  • Throughout most of this, Walters played peacemaker, at least on air, and was able to lure high-profile guests onto the show.
    — Jennifer Vineyard, BostonGlobe.com, 31 Dec. 2022
  • Sheriff Ash spoke about the dangers of law enforcement and the special role of his deputies as peacemakers.
    — Ian Cummings, Glenn E. Rice, Lauren Fox, Katie Bernard and Robert A. Cronkleton, kansascity, 21 June 2018
  • The image of China as a peacemaker and arbiter gives Xi a further boost.
    — Meaghan Tobin, Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2023
  • What’s the difference between a peacemaker and a peacebuilder?
    — Chris John Amorosino, Hartford Courant, 5 July 2026

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