at war

Example Sentences

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Manunya, who has spent all of his 20s at war, wants to open a tattoo parlor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026

Pyongyang is under multiple sets of sanctions over its nuclear programme, and the two Koreas remain technically at war because their 1950-53 conflict ended in an armistice, not a peace treaty.

From Barron's • Jun. 19, 2026

Until this week, the host nation, the United States, had been at war with the country.

From BBC • Jun. 15, 2026

It’s like, were the United States and Russia at war during Vietnam?

From Salon • Jun. 15, 2026

Mother had left two teenagers at war, only to return home to a peace treaty.

From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman