- present participle of wage.
waging
Example Sentences
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While Karadzic was the ideologue and Milosevic the wily politician, Mladic was the soldier and his metier was waging war.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
Revolution or not, few doubt that the way of waging war is experiencing rapid—and accelerating—change.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
As his raw dairy grew, McAfee portrayed himself as an underdog waging a war against industrialized food.
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026
Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey said: "I can't think of a worse time to do this with a war waging in Europe."
From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2026
North Vietnam’s ruler, Ho Chi Minh, was waging war to unite the country under one government—his.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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