prepared for war
Example Sentences
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"The Islamic Republic of Iran is not seeking war but is fully prepared for war," Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told a conference of foreign ambassadors in Tehran broadcast by state television.
From Barron's ● Jan. 12, 2026
Gen. Herzi Halevi, who said late Wednesday that his forces were “now focusing on being prepared for war in the north.”
From New York Times ● Feb. 15, 2024
As George Washington said in his first speech to Congress in 1790, “To be prepared for war is one of the most effectual means of preserving peace.”
From Washington Post ● Jun. 16, 2022
She says in 1914 King George V recorded in his diary that he felt the crowd had forced him to appear on the balcony, as the country prepared for war.
From BBC ● May 31, 2022
Some Jews prepared for war by leaving Kraków.
From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson
