Examples of World War I in a Sentence
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His passion for aviation started early, and after a first ride at age 13 in an old World War I trainer, Mack was hooked.
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Paul Glenshaw, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 July 2024
The story goes that Caesar’s brother, Alex Cardini, a chef and former pilot in the Italian Air Force during World War I, added anchovy paste to a crostini, and named it the Aviator’s Salad in honor of the pilots at Rockwell Field Air Base in San Diego.
—Alexandra Mendoza, The Mercury News, 1 July 2024
After the establishment of Czechoslovakia around the end of World War I, it was however forbidden by law to commemorate the Habsburg monarchy, eventually leading to the Imperial Spa becoming simply Spa I.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 June 2024
Burlesque flourished through World War I, but things changed with the Depression.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 26 June 2024
Gabrielle Coco Chanel embodied the push-forward attitude of the post World War I world.
—Vogue, 25 June 2024
June 24, 2024 5 min read Brawls over the honesty of online and cable news today owe their origins to World War I and a debate that divides us still
By Annalee Newitz
In 1917, President Woodrow Wilson was having trouble ginning up support for the U.S. entry into the Great War.
—Annalee Newitz, Scientific American, 24 June 2024
The sub, built during World War I, was recommissioned a couple months before it was tested for action at a deeper depth.
—Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 20 June 2024
The house later became an important army base during World War I and is currently a base for the Royal Air Force today.
—Kayla Keegan, Peoplemag, 15 June 2024
Paul Glenshaw, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 July 2024
The story goes that Caesar’s brother, Alex Cardini, a chef and former pilot in the Italian Air Force during World War I, added anchovy paste to a crostini, and named it the Aviator’s Salad in honor of the pilots at Rockwell Field Air Base in San Diego.
—Alexandra Mendoza, The Mercury News, 1 July 2024
After the establishment of Czechoslovakia around the end of World War I, it was however forbidden by law to commemorate the Habsburg monarchy, eventually leading to the Imperial Spa becoming simply Spa I.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 June 2024
Burlesque flourished through World War I, but things changed with the Depression.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 26 June 2024
Gabrielle Coco Chanel embodied the push-forward attitude of the post World War I world.
—Vogue, 25 June 2024
June 24, 2024 5 min read Brawls over the honesty of online and cable news today owe their origins to World War I and a debate that divides us still
By Annalee Newitz
In 1917, President Woodrow Wilson was having trouble ginning up support for the U.S. entry into the Great War.
—Annalee Newitz, Scientific American, 24 June 2024
The sub, built during World War I, was recommissioned a couple months before it was tested for action at a deeper depth.
—Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 20 June 2024
The house later became an important army base during World War I and is currently a base for the Royal Air Force today.
—Kayla Keegan, Peoplemag, 15 June 2024
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