at war

idiom

: engaged in a war : fighting

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

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Soon at war with France, Britain found its military dangerously unprepared, with just 40,000 troops scattered across three continents. —

Kinsey Gidick, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024 The two nations are still technically at war and have been since an armistice marked the end of the Korean War in 1953. —

Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024 Yoon did not give details of the North’s threats, but the South remains technically at war with nuclear-armed Pyongyang. —

Alexa Mikhail, Fortune Asia, 4 Dec. 2024 Martial law is often imposed in times of crisis, including: Wartime: When a country is at war and the military needs to assume greater control to protect national security. —

Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 4 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for at war