Examples of war footing in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web But the post-Thanksgiving vibe is one of great wariness among the public, and among scientists who are suddenly back on a war footing with an enemy that has killed 5.23 million people worldwide. — Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Dec. 2021 The terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, put the country on a war footing and galvanized Mr. Bush’s war council. — New York Times, 18 Oct. 2021 The nation had been on war footing for months, one conflict raging in Afghanistan and another looming in Iraq. — Compiled Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 11 Sep. 2021 If World War II put the United States on a permanent war footing, its inhumanity simultaneously brought about attempts to mitigate war’s worst horrors. — Daniel Bessner, The New Republic, 8 Sep. 2021 At that time, the nation had been on war footing for months, one conflict raging in Afghanistan and another looming in Iraq. — Jonathan Lemire, ajc, 11 Sep. 2021 O’Rourke’s own situation highlights the reason behind the change in virus war footing. — Kristina Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Aug. 2021 For Newsom, whose administration has largely been on a war footing for the last 15 months, the decision to loosen the restrictions probably comes with little short-term political risk. — John Myers, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2021 Alternatively, a pivot to war footing could mean that older fighters such as the F-16 and F/A-18 will fly the bulk of combat missions. — David Williams, National Review, 20 July 2021

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