small war

Example Sentences

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One, they say, functions pragmatically in the small war cabinet he formed with some centrist rivals, to give it public legitimacy.

From New York Times • Jun. 2, 2024

He talks about a row over people parking near his palace accommodation with more detail than you'd expect from a small war.

From BBC • Jan. 10, 2023

This is how Colin Powell operated in his brief time as George W. Bush’s secretary of state, and he may have prevented a small war between India and Pakistan in the process.

From Slate • Mar. 13, 2018

Said Chungking's No. 2 ranking officer in North China, General Li Tsung-jen: "There may be a small war now in China, but major differences can be decided by negotiations."

From Time Magazine Archive

I had always had a small war with Mama.

From "Fallen Angels" by Walter Dean Myers