How to Use anti-war in a Sentence

anti-war

adjective
  • And it was seen as an anti-war song.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2025
  • Our position is anti-war — there is no room for any gray zones.
    — Stjepan Hundic, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Apr. 2023
  • But the anti-war movement so far hasn’t picked up much momentum.
    — Rose Horowitch, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Ellsberg spent much of the rest of his life as prominent anti-war activist.
    — Conor Murray, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
  • Only Waits could turn a list into one of the most poignant anti-war songs ever.
    — Steve Baltin, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
  • The group’s members also were active in the anti-war protests later in the decade.
    — Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Mikhail says his boss forced him to quit his job because parents complained about his public anti-war stance.
    — Rosa Flores, CNN, 20 Feb. 2023
  • But local anti-war activists praised their actions.
    — Chris Foran, jsonline.com, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Both stand as unconventional anti-war films in their own ways.
    — Marta Balaga, Variety, 8 June 2023
  • Most of us are anti-war, anti-broad sanctions, and pro-diplomacy.
    — Jamal Abdi, The Hill, 4 Aug. 2025
  • The exchange, at least in the short term, means those anti-war voices are exiled, and not a threat to the system.
    — Nathan Hodge, CNN, 1 Aug. 2024
  • Tariffs have taken a toll on soybean farmers in this state with a populist, anti-war streak.
    — Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 2 May 2026
  • My parents were very involved in the anti-war movement and the anti-nuke movement.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 19 Feb. 2024
  • And an anti-war message is central to the latest No Kings protests.
    — ABC News, 29 Mar. 2026
  • Around the world, thousands took to the streets to join anti-war demonstrations with record attendances.
    — Gary Grimes, Rolling Stone, 14 Apr. 2023
  • Richard Nixon enraged the anti-war masses without even showing up.
    — Calvin Woodward, Fortune, 4 July 2023
  • White, male, Christian, anti-war, an enemy to the Biden regime.
    — CBS News, 16 Apr. 2023
  • That song was among the emotional highlights of the concert, as anti-war images flooded the video screen.
    — Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 6 Aug. 2023
  • The civil rights and anti-war movements of the 1960s inspired her.
    — Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2024
  • Still, could the war in Ukraine inspire the Academy to honor this anti-war film?
    — Brendan Morrow, The Week, 11 Mar. 2023
  • Sánchez has also found that his anti-war stance has proved popular with Spanish voters.
    — Graham Keeley, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Yes, Avis and Stanley become involved in the anti-war movement.
    — Pat Saperstein, Variety, 21 Dec. 2023
  • In Yefremov, Russia, a 13-year-old girl drew an anti-war picture in school.
    — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 17 Apr. 2023
  • Nevertheless, there is so far no groundswell of anti-war protest, apart from a small contingent of military moms and wives.
    — Nina Shea, National Review, 24 Jan. 2024
  • Over the next year, Smolny purged dozens of professors, including one who was fired for joining an anti-war protest.
    — Anastasiia Vorozhtsova, The Atlantic, 2 May 2025
  • These efforts sought to disrupt and undermine anti-war and New Left movements.
    — Randall Colburn, EW.com, 8 Mar. 2025
  • The country was engulfed in anti-war protests as tens of thousands of young Americans died for nothing, and many more were left scarred for life.
    — Vuk Vukovic, TIME, 10 Oct. 2024
  • Now the president’s staunchest supporters are echoing the anti-war cries of lefties.
    — Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2026
  • An anti-war protest was also scheduled in Athens, Greece, on Saturday.
    — Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 29 Mar. 2026
  • The case stems from a series of anti-war protests held from May 1 to May 9 on Fraser Lawn.
    — David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 18 Dec. 2025

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