Nonviolence is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Nonviolence in a sentence
Nonviolence meaning
A philosophy that rejects the use of violence, and instead seeks to bring about change through peaceful responses even to violent acts.
Synonyms of Nonviolence
Using Nonviolence
- The main meaning on this page is: A philosophy that rejects the use of violence, and instead seeks to bring about change through peaceful responses even to violent acts.
- Useful related words include: passive resistance, nonviolent resistance, direct action.
- In the example corpus, nonviolence often appears in combinations such as: of nonviolence, nonviolence and, and nonviolence.
Context around Nonviolence
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 10 middle, 9 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Nonviolence
- In this selection, "nonviolence" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, century, stated, supported, workshops, extended and leads stand out and add context to how "nonviolence" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include acolyte of nonviolence and trained and advocate of nonviolence in the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "nonviolence" sits close to words such as aarp, abdi and abuzz, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with nonviolence
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
This argument for moral nonviolence, of course, it’s still there. (11 words)
Her education stressed ‘human family oneness, equality, integrity, community, and peace through nonviolence’. (13 words)
Friends and family remember Tortuguita as a kind soul and a believer in nonviolence. (14 words)
Gregg learned more deeply about Gandhi’s own strategy of nonviolence and in his first four years with him and wrote an important book, “The Power of Nonviolence on how to make pacifism more effective. (35 words)
Aiken Women in Black and Moms Demand Action will hold a Vigil for Peace and Nonviolence from 4:30-5:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 2, on Whiskey Road across from The Fresh Market. (34 words)
King was very diverse in the people that followed him and the people he walked with and joined with,” Getwood said, adding King utilized the strengths of his followers to be advocates for nonviolence. (34 words)
Example sentences (20)
He was an early acolyte of nonviolence and trained in James Lawson’s nonviolence workshops.
Gregg learned more deeply about Gandhi’s own strategy of nonviolence and in his first four years with him and wrote an important book, “The Power of Nonviolence on how to make pacifism more effective.
He said that this young man embodies the genius of nonviolence for our century — nonviolence not as a withholding of violence, but as a way of being present.
Edison's philosophy of nonviolence extended to animals as well, about which he stated: "Nonviolence leads to the highest ethics, which is the goal of all evolution.
And so for someone like Stokely Carmichael, he would often say that he supported nonviolence only insofar as it works.
But the purpose of theory, including Anti-Just-War theory, should be to help generate more real-world examples of superior outcomes, such as in the use of nonviolence against foreign invasions.
Friends and family remember Tortuguita as a kind soul and a believer in nonviolence.
Her education stressed ‘human family oneness, equality, integrity, community, and peace through nonviolence’.
This argument for moral nonviolence, of course, it’s still there.
Aiken Women in Black and Moms Demand Action will hold a Vigil for Peace and Nonviolence from 4:30-5:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 2, on Whiskey Road across from The Fresh Market.
For that reason, I will be using the term “Gospel Nonviolence” in this essay to distinguish it from mere tactics employed to bring about social change.
He told The Tennessean that his commitment to nonviolence began in elementary school, when he told his mother that he had slapped a boy who had used a racial slur against him.
King was very diverse in the people that followed him and the people he walked with and joined with,” Getwood said, adding King utilized the strengths of his followers to be advocates for nonviolence.
Although the characters in the book break the law to protect the natural environment, Lee said she advocates for nonviolence and civic engagement.
And then, you know, the better way is nonviolence, love one another and try to get along with everybody.
Colin said he believes the best way to honor Dr. King’s legacy today is “to commit ourselves to his vision of nonviolence.
C.T. Vivian, Civil Rights Icon, Is Dead at 95A close associate of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., he was a disciplined advocate of nonviolence in the battle for racial justice.
Her ideals go back to her Quaker upbringing and its focus on peace, justice and nonviolence.
I recognize the violent energies that I unfortunately have, but I strive to make change through nonviolence.
The mission of the Martin Luther King Jr. State Commission is to promote the late civil rights leader’s philosophy of nonviolence, unity and opportunity for all through a host of programs.
Common combinations with nonviolence
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- of nonviolence 23×
- nonviolence and 9×
- and nonviolence 7×
- on nonviolence 4×
- in nonviolence 3×
- through nonviolence 3×
- nonviolence in 3×
- for nonviolence 3×
- nonviolence is 3×
- to nonviolence 2×