carry on war
Example Sentences
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They had the advantage, and could carry on war with perfect security to themselves.
From Afloat in the Forest A Voyage among the Tree-Tops by Reid, Mayne
"Fire was their element," he added, setting his cup down untasted upon the table; "they did not carry on war with sugared water, as seems the present fashion."
From For Sceptre and Crown, Vol. II (of II) A Romance of the Present Time by Meding, Johann Ferdinand Martin Oskar
An alliance between Athens, Corinth, Thebes, and Argos was now made to carry on war against Sparta.
From Ancient States and Empires by Lord, John
"Well, if this is the way the king means to carry on war, we shall have enough of it before we are done."
From A Jacobite Exile Being the Adventures of a Young Englishman in the Service of Charles the Twelfth of Sweden by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)
How foolish this too must seem when viewed from above—that we should carry on war over even a slight infraction on any imaginary, mathematical line.
From Prize Orations of the Intercollegiate Peace Association by Weston, Stephen Francis
