war zone

Example Sentences

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"It looked like a war zone," she told AFP.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

Marc-André, a Canadian content creator who also lives in Puerto Vallarta, said the usually calm resort town "looked like it was an absolute war zone".

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026

Since the hearing, however, she has stayed silent as locals continue to question her intel and chuckle over images of the pylon-protected war zone of Culver City.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2026

These children are not living in a war zone overseas.

From Slate • Jan. 29, 2026

Peach Street is still my home; I can't keep thinking of it as a war zone, or a protest platform, or a deathbed.

From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon