at war

idiom

: engaged in a war : fighting

Local politicians were at war with one another over the vacant seat.

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Sergey Lavrov argued that while Russia and the United States are officially not at war, Washington's permission for Ukraine to use American longer-range missiles for strikes on Russian territory marked a dangerous escalation. —

The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 7 Dec. 2024 World wars are cataclysmic events where the majority of nations are officially at war and are engaged in open warfare. —

Shane Croucher, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024 Despite being at war for almost three years, Russia has continued to ship natural gas via pipelines through Ukraine to other countries in Europe. —

Daniel Markind, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024 As Cassie Doney wrote for Refinery29, the carabiner likely emerged as a lesbian signifier during World War II, when women were widely encouraged to enter the workforce to make up for the men who were off at war. —

James Factora, Them, 5 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for at war