trench warfare
noun
: warfare in which the opposing forces attack and counterattack from a relatively permanent system of trenches protected by barbed-wire entanglements
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After Moscow failed to seize the capital of Kyiv and install a puppet government in February 2022, the conflict turned into trench warfare with tremendous cost.
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Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2026
After Moscow failed to seize the capital of Kyiv and install a puppet government in February 2022, the conflict turned into trench warfare with tremendous cost.
—ABC News, 22 Feb. 2026
Tanks were created to cause destruction during war and gain the upper hand in trench warfare.
—Keenan Thompson, Freep.com, 31 Jan. 2026
The feud in Loving County is marked by both intensity and stasis, with the two sides locked in a small-town version of trench warfare.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 21 Jan. 2026
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Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2026
After Moscow failed to seize the capital of Kyiv and install a puppet government in February 2022, the conflict turned into trench warfare with tremendous cost.
—ABC News, 22 Feb. 2026
Tanks were created to cause destruction during war and gain the upper hand in trench warfare.
—Keenan Thompson, Freep.com, 31 Jan. 2026
The feud in Loving County is marked by both intensity and stasis, with the two sides locked in a small-town version of trench warfare.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 21 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for trench warfare
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“Trench warfare.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trench%20warfare. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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