Example sentences for: peacekeeping

How can you use “peacekeeping” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • When asked Sunday about NATO's plans to return Kosovar refugees to their homes, NATO's military spokesman told CNN that the "peacekeeping forces" in Macedonia "were always planned to make sure that the Kosovar Albanians could live in peace and harmony."

  • Presumably, these are alternative euphemisms for a "peacekeeping" mission in a "permissive environment."

  • The piece has the good detail that when Zinni headed up peacekeeping efforts in Somalia, he met regularly with local cartoonists, who he discovered, had inordinate influence on the largely illiterate local populace.

  • But in most of the British press, as around the world, the main story Monday was Indonesia's capitulation to international pressure by agreeing to allow a foreign peacekeeping force into East Timor.

  • The WP , on the other hand, is skeptical that Wiranto has changed his mind, reporting he said that outside peacekeepers would not be welcome before the army could "calm down the situation" (no word on when or if), and that widespread anger at the U.N. "will be shown and aimed at the incoming international peacekeeping forces," should they arrive prematurely.


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