jihad

Example Sentences

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It’s not just the idea of global jihad that became unfashionable over the past decade in the greater Middle East.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 3, 2026

“I have been on a jihad to streamline the review process and get things out the door faster,” Dr. Pazdur said in 2016.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 16, 2025

Since then, mosques in both Deraa and Damascus have reportedly called for jihad against Israeli forces.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2025

But now the bogey of "love jihad" means Hindu girls are asked to leave by a certain hour and not linger in his room.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2024

Mammy said that before he left with Noor to join the jihad against the Soviets, back in 1980, it was Ahmad who had dutifully and competendy minded these things.

From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini