at war
idiom
: engaged in a war : fighting
Local politicians were at war with one another over the vacant seat.
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The Sudanese military blamed the attack on the Rapid Support Forces, RSF, a notorious paramilitary group at war with the army for control of the country for more than two years.
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CBS News, 13 Dec. 2025
Despite their families being at war, the pair fall in love.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Dec. 2025
Students at home stayed connected with those who enlisted through a monthly campus newsletter that published letters from service members at war abroad.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Dec. 2025
Fittingly for a year of cinema about dissidents and revolutionaries, Oscar season kicked off in earnest with Monday night’s Gotham Awards, an awards ceremony at war with itself.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025
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CBS News, 13 Dec. 2025
Despite their families being at war, the pair fall in love.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Dec. 2025
Students at home stayed connected with those who enlisted through a monthly campus newsletter that published letters from service members at war abroad.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Dec. 2025
Fittingly for a year of cinema about dissidents and revolutionaries, Oscar season kicked off in earnest with Monday night’s Gotham Awards, an awards ceremony at war with itself.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for at war
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“At war.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20war. Accessed 24 Dec. 2025.
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