Examples of World War II in a Sentence
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But as World War II ramped up, Critzer and his backcountry landing strip came under scrutiny from law enforcement.
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Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2024
Three months after the World War II battle at the Cinquale Canal in northwest Italy, searchers with the U.S. Army’s Graves Registration Service found the body of an American soldier buried in an isolated location.
—Michael E. Ruane, Washington Post, 23 June 2024
Russia is unlikely to buck that trend after Putin ordered the February 2022 invasion that triggered Europe’s largest conflict since World War II.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 22 June 2024
On this day in 1941: Nazi Germany and its Axis allies invaded the USSR amid World War II in what was one of the deadliest operations, and one that backfired on the Nazis, who failed to plan for long-term fighting and the determination of the Soviets to avoid surrendering.
—The Arizona Republic, 21 June 2024
José Sarria, a San Francisco drag queen and World War II veteran, also became the first out gay candidate to run for public office in the U.S in 1961.
—Solcyré Burga, TIME, 21 June 2024
That path started in Belgium, where von Furstenberg grew up middle class and Jewish as Europe was emerging from the horror of World War II.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 21 June 2024
The British actor plays expert sailor and Irishman Henry Hayes in the Guy Ritchie World War II film, alongside an ensemble of stars: Henry Cavill, Alex Pettyfer, Henry Golding and Alan Ritchson.
—Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 21 June 2024
Their history stretches back to the end of World War II, when returning veterans—particularly those having trouble reintegrating into civilian life—began to form new groups.
—Ellen Wexler, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 June 2024
Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2024
Three months after the World War II battle at the Cinquale Canal in northwest Italy, searchers with the U.S. Army’s Graves Registration Service found the body of an American soldier buried in an isolated location.
—Michael E. Ruane, Washington Post, 23 June 2024
Russia is unlikely to buck that trend after Putin ordered the February 2022 invasion that triggered Europe’s largest conflict since World War II.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 22 June 2024
On this day in 1941: Nazi Germany and its Axis allies invaded the USSR amid World War II in what was one of the deadliest operations, and one that backfired on the Nazis, who failed to plan for long-term fighting and the determination of the Soviets to avoid surrendering.
—The Arizona Republic, 21 June 2024
José Sarria, a San Francisco drag queen and World War II veteran, also became the first out gay candidate to run for public office in the U.S in 1961.
—Solcyré Burga, TIME, 21 June 2024
That path started in Belgium, where von Furstenberg grew up middle class and Jewish as Europe was emerging from the horror of World War II.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 21 June 2024
The British actor plays expert sailor and Irishman Henry Hayes in the Guy Ritchie World War II film, alongside an ensemble of stars: Henry Cavill, Alex Pettyfer, Henry Golding and Alan Ritchson.
—Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 21 June 2024
Their history stretches back to the end of World War II, when returning veterans—particularly those having trouble reintegrating into civilian life—began to form new groups.
—Ellen Wexler, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 June 2024
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