- present participle of war.
warring
Example Sentences
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When “Digger” briefly strikes this resonant note, its warring aspects begin to coalesce, before Iñárritu strikes them with a shovel and breaks everything up again.
From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026
After a preliminary deal was signed between the two warring parties in June, the oil price temporarily fell sharply to pre-war levels, having gone as high as $120 a barrel.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
Lamar is also trying to deal with his identity as a Black man living in a community overrun by warring gangs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
Secretary of State Marco Rubio and former Ukraine envoy Keith Kellogg have also traveled abroad to speak with counterparts from both warring nations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
For a second the idea glittered before Sefia like one of her Visions: the Five Islands working together in concert, all the warring kingdoms united, their turbulent histories smoothed over in a single decisive victory.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
