at war

idiom

: engaged in a war : fighting

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

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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 Haunted Soldiers in Mesopotamia Livia Gershon May 20, 2024 In ancient Mesopotamia, many medical disorders were attributed to ghosts, including mental problems faced by men who had spent years at war. —

The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 28 Oct. 2024 Tensions there have been rising as North Korea, which remains technically at war with the South, continues to advance its weapons programs and issue threats. —

Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 25 Oct. 2024 The family had weathered the Depression, but now the country was at war and Everett, her oldest boy, would soon be reported dead. —

Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for at war