at war

Example Sentences

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If you don’t count the military checkpoints, air-raid sirens or 11 p.m. curfew, you wouldn’t know Ukraine was at war.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

The Korean War ended in an armistice rather than a peace treaty in 1953, meaning North and South Korea remain technically at war.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

The POW swaps remain one of the few remaining areas of cooperation between the two sides, at war since Russia ordered troops into its neighbour in February 2022.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

Adapting Homer’s ancient Greek saga, Nolan has created an epic to end all epics: the tale of a king struggling to return home after years away at war.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

Passed to keep the United States from getting entangled in another world conflict, the acts forbade Americans to help other countries that were at war.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield