prewar

Example Sentences

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Tanker-tracking firms report that traffic through the Persian Gulf remains at a trickle compared with prewar levels.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Still, Jefferies analyst Aniket Shah wrote in a research note that oil prices would likely stay above prewar levels for months, even as markets breathed a sigh of relief Wednesday.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

Even if a cease-fire were penned today, it wouldn’t lead to a reversion to prewar prices.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

The Indian government has cut liquefied petroleum gas for factories—including those making steel, cars, textiles and plastics—to 70% of prewar levels.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

For Mother’s birthday, she received a real mocha cake, prewar quality, from the office.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank