war zone

noun

: a zone in which belligerents are waging war

broadly : an area marked by extreme violence

: a designated area especially on the high seas within which rights of neutrals are not respected by a belligerent nation in time of war

Examples of war zone in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web No child should be alone, unprotected in a war zone. —

Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 24 June 2024 The film participants were learning how to use cameras for the first time while fighting in a war zone, facing daily shelling and blackouts. —

Addie Morfoot, Variety, 22 June 2024 There are soccer matches, chores and trips to secure food — and, of course, these vloggers aren’t immune to the realities of living in a war zone. —

Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 18 June 2024 Tens of thousands of civilian residents on both sides of the border have evacuated their homes, which have, in their absences, been transformed into unofficial war zones. —

Miriam Berger, Washington Post, 17 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for war zone

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