First World War

noun

: the war that was fought mainly in Europe from 1914 to 1918

Examples of First World War in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
During the First World War, in the German Gotha bombers’ dropping their payloads on the Paris suburbs, Proust saw the swirling tumult of El Greco. Andrew Pulver, airmail.news, 1 Mar. 2025 Many countries blamed the economic tensions rising out of the First World War as one of the main reasons the Second World War happened in the first place. Victor Rosario, Sacramento Bee, 26 Feb. 2025 It was first conceived in Lausanne, Switzerland, in 1923, in the aftermath of the First World War. Lauren Markham, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025 What led Ross, a veteran of the First World War, to open the aperture of his magazine to a wider view of human experience was the Second World War. David Remnick, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for First World War

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“First World War.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/First%20World%20War. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!