Examples of World War I in a Sentence
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Then, after World War I, much of Europe went into a racial panic that colonial populations would rise up and overwhelm civilization.
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Stefanos Geroulanos, Twin Cities, 10 Apr. 2024
During World War I and World War II, carrier pigeons were used to transport secret messages from combat zones to their home coops.
—Cathy Free, Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2024
After World War I, the U.S. imposed strict immigration quotas, which decreased the number of people coming into the county.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Apr. 2024
When the United States became involved in World War I, Memorial Day expanded to honor American military personnel who died in all wars, including World War II, the Vietnam War, the Korean War and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to History.com.
—Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 6 Apr. 2024
But that was already made clear when the EPA advised officials on scene that phosgene — which was used as a chemical weapon in World War I — and hydrogen chloride would likely be created when vinyl chloride is burned and warned the public about that possibility.
—Josh Funk, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2024
During both World War I and II, the Point Loma peninsula played a key role in San Diego’s coastal defense, equipped with searchlight bunkers, fire control stations and gun batteries.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Apr. 2024
Amidst the constraints of World War I in England, Parr fiercely contested for her spot on the field, persevering even through the ban on women's soccer in 1921.
—Assile Toufaily, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
Prior to World War I, many Americans didn’t maintain consistent spellings of their first and last names.
—Michael Waters, The Atlantic, 28 Mar. 2024
Stefanos Geroulanos, Twin Cities, 10 Apr. 2024
During World War I and World War II, carrier pigeons were used to transport secret messages from combat zones to their home coops.
—Cathy Free, Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2024
After World War I, the U.S. imposed strict immigration quotas, which decreased the number of people coming into the county.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Apr. 2024
When the United States became involved in World War I, Memorial Day expanded to honor American military personnel who died in all wars, including World War II, the Vietnam War, the Korean War and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to History.com.
—Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 6 Apr. 2024
But that was already made clear when the EPA advised officials on scene that phosgene — which was used as a chemical weapon in World War I — and hydrogen chloride would likely be created when vinyl chloride is burned and warned the public about that possibility.
—Josh Funk, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2024
During both World War I and II, the Point Loma peninsula played a key role in San Diego’s coastal defense, equipped with searchlight bunkers, fire control stations and gun batteries.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Apr. 2024
Amidst the constraints of World War I in England, Parr fiercely contested for her spot on the field, persevering even through the ban on women's soccer in 1921.
—Assile Toufaily, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
Prior to World War I, many Americans didn’t maintain consistent spellings of their first and last names.
—Michael Waters, The Atlantic, 28 Mar. 2024
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