at war

Example Sentences

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The full story of Nazar's return from the grave is extraordinary, especially in a country at war where good news is precious.

From BBC

And who would want to run an organisation, whose own operation appears to be at war with each other?

From BBC

There are the usual suspects: I love you, I hate you, I’m pregnant, I’m dying, I regret to tell you that this country is at war.

From Literature

And I remember my sweet cousin who died at war and never returned, Tía Zimbul’s poor son without a tomb.

From Literature

He is the author of a historical novel, “No Country for Love,” and of three books of narrative nonfiction: “Faith at War,” “The Siege of Mecca” and “Our Enemies Will Vanish,” which was a finalist for the Orwell Prize.

From The Wall Street Journal