at war

idiom

: engaged in a war : fighting

Local politicians were at war with one another over the vacant seat.

Examples of at war in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The fighting ended with a cease-fire in 1953, although the two nations are technically still at war. —

Sergey Radchenko, NPR, 19 June 2024 The two countries are technically still at war after the 1950-53 Korean War ended with an armistice rather than a peace treaty. —

Stella Kim, NBC News, 18 June 2024 The film, which is set in the ‘60s and addresses issues around the Vietnam War, was made during a time when Americans were once again at war, this time in Iraq and Afghanistan, and spoke to the need to fight for peace. —

Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 17 June 2024 How to Understand the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Why Israel and Hamas are at war again. —

Foreign Affairs, 10 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for at war

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