often attributive
: a period during which a war is in progress
rationing during wartime
Examples of wartime in a Sentence
Many goods were rationed during wartime.
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Set on a Japanese island during wartime, the story follows two girls from an all-girls school who are ordered to nurse the wounded in a military hospital concealed in a cave as violence escalates around them.
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Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
16 June 2026
Additionally, Russia has ramped up attacks on civilian centers usually considered off-limits in wartime, such as a 1,000-year-old cathedral and monastery complex in Kyiv that was bombed Sunday night, killing three people.
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Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
15 June 2026
Like Whitman, though, Howe recognized the transformative effects of wartime.
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Jake Lundberg,
The Atlantic,
8 June 2026
In April, as the market surged off its Iran wartime bottom, Broadcom largely kept pace with the SOX, up 35% versus its 38%.
—
Natasha Abellard,
CNBC,
3 June 2026
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Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
16 June 2026
Additionally, Russia has ramped up attacks on civilian centers usually considered off-limits in wartime, such as a 1,000-year-old cathedral and monastery complex in Kyiv that was bombed Sunday night, killing three people.
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Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
15 June 2026
Like Whitman, though, Howe recognized the transformative effects of wartime.
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Jake Lundberg,
The Atlantic,
8 June 2026
In April, as the market surged off its Iran wartime bottom, Broadcom largely kept pace with the SOX, up 35% versus its 38%.
—
Natasha Abellard,
CNBC,
3 June 2026
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“Wartime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wartime. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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wartime
noun
war·time
ˈwȯ(ə)r-ˌtīm 
: a period when a war is going on
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