prewar

Example Sentences

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

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

Even if this proves to be the exception, a near-term reversion to prewar oil prices sounds like a pipe dream.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

The benchmark now trades just 4.3% south of its prewar level on Feb. 27 and 5.7% below the all-time high it reached in late January.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

That is even after Iran effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz, shaving as much as 16 million barrels from daily petroleum supplies, equivalent to 15% of prewar demand.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

The cleaning lady is working downstairs, so at the moment I’m seated at the van Daans’ oilcloth-covered table with a handkerchief sprinkled with fragrant prewar perfume pressed to my nose and mouth.

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