at war
idiom
: engaged in a war : fighting
Local politicians were at war with one another over the vacant seat.
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Such a concept offers only a refracted mirror, one which will put you at war with yourself and eat up your imagination.
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Essence, 5 Nov. 2024
Either way, the result is a world at war—the situation is that serious.
—Stephen Hadley, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2024
Under international law, nations at war are obligated to protect humanitarian personnel.
—Dorothy Wickenden, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
The only noise was the waves gently washing the shore outside, an incongruously peaceful sound in a country at war.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2024
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Essence, 5 Nov. 2024
Either way, the result is a world at war—the situation is that serious.
—Stephen Hadley, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2024
Under international law, nations at war are obligated to protect humanitarian personnel.
—Dorothy Wickenden, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
The only noise was the waves gently washing the shore outside, an incongruously peaceful sound in a country at war.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2024
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“At war.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20war. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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