war story
nounDefinition of war story
: a story of a memorable personal experience typically involving an element of danger, hardship, or adventure politicians swapping war stories from past campaigns
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O'Donnell's focus on the Body Bearers makes The Unknowns stand out from the normal war story. — Ray Locker, USA TODAY, "Gripping 'The Unknowns' follows WWI heroes who buried the Unknown Soldier," 21 May 2018 Here, starting in 1919, a group of working writers and wits including Dorothy Parker and Harold Ross gathered regularly to eat lunch, swap writing-life war stories, and, well, be witty. — Jennifer Larue, The Seattle Times, "Soaking up Manhattan’s literary history: A book lover’s bar-hopping guide," 2 July 2018 Runners greet each other warmly and exchange war stories of past Barkleys. — David G. Allan, CNN, "The infamous murderer's prison escape that inspired a near-impossible ultramarathon," 26 May 2018 Places of entertainment shut down and TV and radio stations air war stories and melancholic music. — Fox News, "Israel, marking annual Memorial Day, comes to a standstill," 17 Apr. 2018 Bob and my husband loved to tell war stories — Bob’s from World War II and my husband’s from Iraq and Afghanistan. — Joy Wallace Dickinson, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Readers recall Buddie’s, fine art and pink chicks," 22 Apr. 2018 Many of the runners hung out for several hours, trading war stories, until buses came to take them to the finish line. — Matt Rocheleau, BostonGlobe.com, "900 Marathon runners receive medical treatment along route," 16 Apr. 2018 Now, O’Rawe avoids going to places like the Felons Club in West Belfast, where IRA veterans drain pints and tell war stories. — Kevin Cullen, BostonGlobe.com, "Irish hopes may be stopped at the border," 8 Apr. 2018 Kelly grew up in an Irish Catholic family in the Boston neighborhood of Brighton and was steeped in the war stories of World War II and Korean veterans. — Nick Miroff, miamiherald, "In Latin America, John Kelly trained for a job serving President Trump," 7 Jan. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'war story.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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