Civil War
Example Sentences
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“It violates what the statute says as a matter of text and history, and just how it’s been understood since the Civil War basically.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
For the proud sons of two Royal Navy sailors caught up in one of the most notorious incidents of the Chinese Civil War there was only one mission - to have those involved publicly honoured.
From BBC • May 29, 2026
The holiday was formalized through an order issued by prominent Civil War general John Alexander Logan External link in 1868.
From Barron's • May 25, 2026
“We’ve been through a Revolutionary War, a Civil War, two world wars, and two depressions,” Harden said.
From Salon • May 15, 2026
The country was united in concern for Garfield, even though the bitter differences of the Civil War had been slow to disappear.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
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