waged

Example Sentences

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The American bookmaker then alleged in a book published after his release that Mickelson had waged a billion dollars in sporting bets.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

This is why the nation’s founders instituted religious freedom — they witnessed how Europe was torn apart by wars waged between different flavors of Christianity.

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026

Bores is, in part, referring to a campaign waged by Think Big PAC, a pro-A.I. advocacy group that is spending big against Bores.

From Slate • Jun. 2, 2026

That battle is still being waged and helps explain why Powell, 73 years old, will stay on the Fed’s board, the first chair to do so in more than 75 years.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

She also may have felt ambivalent about the suffrage issue because she was a Quaker; many Quakers refused to vote because they did not want to participate in a government that waged war.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling