the Cold War

noun

: the nonviolent conflict between the U.S. and the former Soviet Union after 1945

the era of the Cold War

Examples of the Cold War in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Call of Duty returns to the end of the Cold War – and tackles some pre-Gulf War intrigue – in the latest installment in the video game series. —

Carlie Procell, USA TODAY, 24 Oct. 2024 San Diego, in particular, witnessed huge growth and continued to experience it well after the end of the Cold War. —

Andrew Depietro, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024 Propagandists on both sides of the Cold War framed the conflict as a black-and-white war of ideas. —

Chris Wallace, Travel + Leisure, 16 Oct. 2024 After the ensuing, decadeslong nuclear anxiety of the Cold War, these world-ending armaments are once again causing global unease amid wars in Ukraine and the Middle East. —

Alexander Smith, NBC News, 11 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for the Cold War

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