make war
Example Sentences
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"No algorithm can make war morally acceptable," the Pope wrote.
From BBC • May 25, 2026
When a man can make war or peace, promote or block trade, make you rich or freeze you out, other people do what they can to stay on his good side.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 11, 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
It was my view then, and still is, that you don’t make war without knowing why.
From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien
