Examples of World War II in a Sentence
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More than 3 million Jews living in Poland at the start of World War II were killed by the Germans during the war, according to the Holocaust Encyclopedia.
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Nate Trela, USA TODAY, 6 May 2024
The book is part of his Todd Ingram series, which is based on the Pacific theater of World War II.
—The San Diego Union-Tribune Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 May 2024
For example, gross federal debt as a share of U.S. GDP has exceeded the level reached in the immediate aftermath of World War II.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 5 May 2024
The museum has more than 160 aircraft on display, with a particularly robust collection of World War II planes (think: Supermarine Spitfires and Hawker Hurricanes).
—Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 5 May 2024
The swing from Conservative to Labour, at 26%, was the third biggest since World War II, that would be more than enough to see the party return to power for the first time since it was ejected in 2010.
—Pan Pylas, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 May 2024
To dozens of Japanese American ex-students unjustly incarcerated during World War II, then later denied reentry to the university, Folt awarded honorary degrees.
—Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2024
In Michigan, magnet fishermen have found everything from guns, motorcycles, pipe bombs, pocket knives and World War II artifacts, CBS Detroit reported.
—CBS News, 24 Apr. 2024
Launched in 1956 to foster unity after World War II, Eurovision has become a campy, feel-good celebration of pop music with an audience of hundreds of millions around the world.
—Jill Lawless, Fortune Europe, 24 Apr. 2024
Nate Trela, USA TODAY, 6 May 2024
The book is part of his Todd Ingram series, which is based on the Pacific theater of World War II.
—The San Diego Union-Tribune Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 May 2024
For example, gross federal debt as a share of U.S. GDP has exceeded the level reached in the immediate aftermath of World War II.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 5 May 2024
The museum has more than 160 aircraft on display, with a particularly robust collection of World War II planes (think: Supermarine Spitfires and Hawker Hurricanes).
—Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 5 May 2024
The swing from Conservative to Labour, at 26%, was the third biggest since World War II, that would be more than enough to see the party return to power for the first time since it was ejected in 2010.
—Pan Pylas, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 May 2024
To dozens of Japanese American ex-students unjustly incarcerated during World War II, then later denied reentry to the university, Folt awarded honorary degrees.
—Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2024
In Michigan, magnet fishermen have found everything from guns, motorcycles, pipe bombs, pocket knives and World War II artifacts, CBS Detroit reported.
—CBS News, 24 Apr. 2024
Launched in 1956 to foster unity after World War II, Eurovision has become a campy, feel-good celebration of pop music with an audience of hundreds of millions around the world.
—Jill Lawless, Fortune Europe, 24 Apr. 2024
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