war zone

Example Sentences

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

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

The city of 600,000, with its white stucco buildings and palm-lined streets, looked something like a war zone.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

Tourists who spoke to Reuters described the resort town of Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, as a "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

Also, our lunch table is a war zone—but it’s the silent kind of war zone.

From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli