make war
Example Sentences
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"No algorithm can make war morally acceptable," the Pope wrote.
From BBC ● May 25, 2026
“Lego-style imagery can make war and suffering look more familiar, more shareable and less graphic than they really are,” says Butler.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 18, 2026
His uncompromising hostility toward revolutionaries inspired Thomas Paine to remark in 1776, “Even brutes do not devour their young, nor savages make war upon their families.”
From National Geographic ● Jul. 3, 2023
Companies that make war weapons like shoulder-fired Javelin and Stinger missiles are awaiting U.S. funding before starting new production for Ukraine.
From Reuters ● Mar. 29, 2023
What would it be like to be committed to pacifism when you are surrounded by people determined to make war—particularly if they wish to make war on your community?
From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
