war zone

Example Sentences

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“We only proceeded with loading after the entire crew voted in favor of it,” he said, “and the shipowner also provided us with a war zone allowance.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

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

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 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

I had grown up in a war zone, but life in America, I realized, was a different kind of war zone.

From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana