How to Use world war in a Sentence

world war

noun
  • The nations were prepared for world war.
  • He fought in both World Wars.
  • Houdry was a hero of both world wars.
    — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
  • And it's worked to prevent world wars.
    — ABC News, 18 Jan. 2026
  • And this world war will, before too long, looks like it will be won.
    — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 22 Dec. 2020
  • But after world war two, lots of things came together to stop it.
    — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 2 Mar. 2022
  • But its origins were as a backup in case of chaos caused by real-world war.
    — Mike Snider and Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2020
  • Up to 50m died, more than were killed in combat in the two world wars combined.
    — The Economist, 18 Apr. 2020
  • The result was a world war that lasted four years and led to the loss of tens of millions of lives.
    — Christine Adams / Made By History, TIME, 17 July 2024
  • Gurkhas went on to fight for the British in both world wars and in Iraq and Afghanistan.
    — Jeffrey Gettleman, New York Times, 20 Oct. 2023
  • Other than a world war, this is the worst thing that’s happened in over a century.
    — Ed Yong, The Atlantic, 24 Sep. 2020
  • Such a move, the president has said, would risk another world war.
    — Washington Post, 16 Feb. 2022
  • Both are struggling to make gains and have been burning through munitions at rates not seen since the two world wars.
    — Daniel Michaels, WSJ, 26 Mar. 2023
  • Europe is full of reminders about what a world war can look like, and now those places are taking on new meaning.
    — Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2022
  • Minghella and a stellar cast never lose the tenderness amidst the epic sweep of a world war.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Minghella and a stellar cast never lose the tenderness amidst the epic sweep of a world war.
    — Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026
  • That deficit spending is driving world war levels of debt and will bankrupt the country.
    — CBS News, 30 Mar. 2025
  • The aftermath of two world wars shattered many of the old certainties.
    — Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
  • In fact, winning independence required a world war in all but name.
    — Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025
  • This is part of a trend in a museums across the world to return things that were looted during world war two.
    — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 25 May 2022
  • In both world wars, the country went through famine because of Western policies.
    — Mishal Husain, Bloomberg, 13 Mar. 2026
  • These artists were also reacting to world events, including two world wars.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 19 Apr. 2026
  • Or consider 1942, in the depths of a world war that was killing millions.
    — Richard Chin, Star Tribune, 27 Nov. 2020
  • Murray compared the vaccine effort to sending a man to the moon or fighting a world war.
    — Lisa Mascaro, Fortune, 28 Nov. 2020
  • The village memorial counts 67 villagers lost in two world wars.
    — The Economist, 16 Dec. 2017
  • The use of nuclear weapons has huge disadvantages besides the threat of all-out world war.
    — Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY, 12 Oct. 2022
  • There is an unwritten rule that no world war can break out during a Super Bowl.
    — Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 Feb. 2022
  • During both world wars and the Cold War, the Arctic was a key theater.
    — Elizabeth Buchanan, Foreign Affairs, 18 Mar. 2024
  • Worn through two world wars and on the silver screen, the leather jacket first originated as safety gear.
    — Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Up until last year, the Olympic games had never been postponed for any other reason than a world war.
    — Haley Yamada, ABC News, 25 July 2021

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