often attributive
: a period during which a war is in progress
rationing during wartime
Examples of wartime in a Sentence
Many goods were rationed during wartime.
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In wartime — when adversaries mine social media for intelligence about targeting accuracy and air defense capabilities — officials are especially sensitive.
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Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 12 Mar. 2026
In wartime, death no longer carries the sacred, sublime aura found both in German Romanticism and Russian literary tradition.
—Hanlu Zhang, Artforum, 10 Mar. 2026
One of the nation’s most famous wartime shipwrecks is apparently still defending itself on the seafloor off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, researchers say.
—Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 10 Mar. 2026
This is particularly sensitive during wartime, where the military censor has made clear that broadcasting any images that reveal the location of interceptor missiles or military sites hit by enemy projectiles is forbidden, especially in live broadcasts.
—Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 6 Mar. 2026
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Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 12 Mar. 2026
In wartime, death no longer carries the sacred, sublime aura found both in German Romanticism and Russian literary tradition.
—Hanlu Zhang, Artforum, 10 Mar. 2026
One of the nation’s most famous wartime shipwrecks is apparently still defending itself on the seafloor off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, researchers say.
—Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 10 Mar. 2026
This is particularly sensitive during wartime, where the military censor has made clear that broadcasting any images that reveal the location of interceptor missiles or military sites hit by enemy projectiles is forbidden, especially in live broadcasts.
—Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 6 Mar. 2026
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“Wartime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wartime. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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wartime
noun
war·time
ˈwȯ(ə)r-ˌtīm 
: a period when a war is going on
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