at war
Example Sentences
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Mary Harris: I think some people would look at what’s happened over the weekend and say, “Oh, are we at war with Venezuela?”
From Slate
Barack Obama captured Osama bin Laden in Pakistan in 2011, but remained at war in Afghanistan for the remainder of his presidency.
From Slate
South Korea and the nuclear-armed North remain officially at war, and Seoul long banned all access to Pyongyang's propaganda on security grounds.
From Barron's
Venezuela is not at war with the United States.
From Salon
South Korea remains officially at war with its nuclear-armed neighbour, and a decades-old national security ban on Pyongyang's propaganda remains in place.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.