at war

Example Sentences

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Both the U.S. national team and the team from Iran, whose countries remain at war, will be playing at the venue.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

Militaries at war can lawfully kill combatants, including members of nonstate groups such as Hamas, even under a cease-fire, said Rachel VanLandingham, a national-security-law expert and former judge advocate in the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Ukraine -- at war for more than four years -- has become the envy of some of the world's most powerful militaries in combating long-range drones.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

North and South Korea remain technically at war because their 1950-53 conflict ended in an armistice, not a peace treaty.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

The Apaches were at war but had no warriors, so perhaps she thought the ending too bleak to say aloud.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover