Examples of World War II in a Sentence
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In addition to its past agricultural uses, the land for years was home to the San Dieguito Air Field, built in the 1920s by the Navy and used by the military through World War II.
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Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2024
Adults in the 1950s had lived through The Great Depression and World War II, and they were trained to save as much as possible, Davis says.
—Michael Copley, NPR, 9 June 2024
Biden’s proposal Biden’s plan aims at asylum, the legal right adopted after World War II to protect people fleeing persecution.
—David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2024
The episode, which became known as the Panay Incident, heightened tensions between the United States and Japan, which only four years later would attack Pearl Harbor, drawing America into World War II.
—Richard Goldstein, New York Times, 8 June 2024
The move continues Delta’s tradition of transporting surviving American World War II vets to France to commemorate the historic invasion.
—David Chiu, Peoplemag, 8 June 2024
In a 20-minute speech Friday at the National Assembly, the lower house of the French parliament, Zelenskyy drew a parallel with the sacrifices made during World War II and his country's current fight.
—CBS News, 7 June 2024
President Joe Biden, in France to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day, offered a forceful defense of democracy at a site of American heroism during World War II.
—Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 7 June 2024
The project, which was first proposed in 2021, has faced opposition from Idaho political leaders, ranchers, conservationists and advocates for the Minidoka National Historic Site where thousands of Japanese Americans were incarcerated at the site during World War II.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 7 June 2024
Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2024
Adults in the 1950s had lived through The Great Depression and World War II, and they were trained to save as much as possible, Davis says.
—Michael Copley, NPR, 9 June 2024
Biden’s proposal Biden’s plan aims at asylum, the legal right adopted after World War II to protect people fleeing persecution.
—David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2024
The episode, which became known as the Panay Incident, heightened tensions between the United States and Japan, which only four years later would attack Pearl Harbor, drawing America into World War II.
—Richard Goldstein, New York Times, 8 June 2024
The move continues Delta’s tradition of transporting surviving American World War II vets to France to commemorate the historic invasion.
—David Chiu, Peoplemag, 8 June 2024
In a 20-minute speech Friday at the National Assembly, the lower house of the French parliament, Zelenskyy drew a parallel with the sacrifices made during World War II and his country's current fight.
—CBS News, 7 June 2024
President Joe Biden, in France to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day, offered a forceful defense of democracy at a site of American heroism during World War II.
—Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 7 June 2024
The project, which was first proposed in 2021, has faced opposition from Idaho political leaders, ranchers, conservationists and advocates for the Minidoka National Historic Site where thousands of Japanese Americans were incarcerated at the site during World War II.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 7 June 2024
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