war zone
Example Sentences
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Japan has so far demurred, citing legal obstacles to venturing into a war zone.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026
"It looked like a war zone," she told AFP.
From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026
Marc-André, a Canadian content creator who also lives in Puerto Vallarta, said the usually calm resort town "looked like it was an absolute war zone".
From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026
Since the hearing, however, she has stayed silent as locals continue to question her intel and chuckle over images of the pylon-protected war zone of Culver City.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2026
And somehow we have to get the children who live in this war zone to feel that life is worthwhile.
From "Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago" by LeAlan Jones
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