at war
idiom
: engaged in a war : fighting
Local politicians were at war with one another over the vacant seat.
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Help from France, which was then at war with Great Britain, came too little and too late.
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Joseph Patrick Kelly, The Conversation, 20 May 2025
In Season 2, the show picked up with Lucy Albright (Grace Van Patten) and Stephen DeMarco (Jackson White) at war after their dramatic breakup.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 9 May 2025
First war over Kashmir Hindu-majority India and Muslim-majority Pakistan were born in August 1947 after the British ceded colonial control of the subcontinent, and months later, the two new countries were at war for control over the scenic Himalayan territory of Kashmir.
—Asif Shahzad, USA Today, 7 May 2025
The unusual vehemence of city parkers could have something to do with the fact that circling for a spot produces a hormonal response similar to being at war.
—Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
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Joseph Patrick Kelly, The Conversation, 20 May 2025
In Season 2, the show picked up with Lucy Albright (Grace Van Patten) and Stephen DeMarco (Jackson White) at war after their dramatic breakup.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 9 May 2025
First war over Kashmir Hindu-majority India and Muslim-majority Pakistan were born in August 1947 after the British ceded colonial control of the subcontinent, and months later, the two new countries were at war for control over the scenic Himalayan territory of Kashmir.
—Asif Shahzad, USA Today, 7 May 2025
The unusual vehemence of city parkers could have something to do with the fact that circling for a spot produces a hormonal response similar to being at war.
—Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for at war
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“At war.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20war. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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