war zone
Example Sentences
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The Japanese advance turned it into a war zone.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
But this is probably the largest number of US military personnel coming straight from a war zone to Pattaya since the fall of Saigon in 1975.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
We see how growing up in a war zone and taking on the responsibility of his family’s future shaped him and how he fuels his drive with anger and resentment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
Well, for the first century of our republic, the border was a literal war zone.
From Slate ● Jul. 3, 2026
I had grown up in a war zone, but life in America, I realized, was a different kind of war zone.
From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana
