at war
Example Sentences
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The two countries are still technically at war, after the 1950-53 conflict between the two ended without a peace treaty.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
Kavya Krishnamurthy, from the spring 2021 semester, responded to a University of Chicago prompt about her archnemesis by describing a Mountain School chicken at war with her to protect its eggs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
"How are we going to be at war with Canada? They're going to take their two set submarines from the Edmonton Mall and sic them on us?"
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
“You’re at war when you get attacked,” he replied.
From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2026
And I remember my sweet cousin who died at war and never returned, Tía Zimbul’s poor son without a tomb.
From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar
