holy war
Example Sentences
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"There is no 'holy war', at least from our side," he insisted, adding "there's not a shadow of a doubt in my mind" that Rahm, DeChambeau and Smith were fully committed.
From BBC
Instead of worldwide holy war, they want to focus on national affairs, building friendly relations with all countries, including non-Muslim powers like the U.S.,
The story moves forward in time, with Paul Atreides now emperor, trapped in a position of power he never wanted and presiding over a holy war carried out in his name.
From Los Angeles Times
“If God ever calls me to a holy war,” he said, “I want Joe Frazier fighting beside me.”
From Los Angeles Times
Yardena Schwartz is a journalist and the author of “Ghosts of a Holy War: The 1929 Massacre in Palestine that Ignited the Arab-Israeli Conflict.”
From Los Angeles Times
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