war zone

Example Sentences

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The problem: Naval escorts for tankers through such a narrow waterway in a war zone would be nearly impossible, say allied officials and military experts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

One email seen by AFP came from a seafarer asking to confirm whether his salary would go from $16 a day to $32 because he was in a designated war zone.

From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026

All of the farmers I spoke to acknowledged their problems were tiny next to the suffering of people in the war zone itself.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

"It looked like a war zone," she told AFP.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

It was sad to think that kids like Tommy feel like they live in the middle of a war zone.

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers