at war

Example Sentences

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If you don’t count the military checkpoints, air-raid sirens or 11 p.m. curfew, you wouldn’t know Ukraine was at war.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

Both the U.S. national team and the team from Iran, whose countries remain at war, will be playing at the venue.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

The Korean War ended in an armistice rather than a peace treaty in 1953, meaning North and South Korea remain technically at war.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

Ukraine -- at war for more than four years -- has become the envy of some of the world's most powerful militaries in combating long-range drones.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

The Apaches were at war but had no warriors, so perhaps she thought the ending too bleak to say aloud.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover