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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The world must stop treating these separations as temporary wartime tragedies and begin preparing for the long search that many families may face.
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Sara Huston, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026
The encounter is ostensibly intended to demonstrate the kind of ruthless decisiveness that Eisenhower would have needed in wartime.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 26 May 2026
Most absurd of all is the notion that Trump specifically worries about being seen as indulging in frivolity during wartime.
—Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 21 May 2026
The stock is up over 30% since its Iran wartime bottom on March 27, far ahead of the S & P 500's roughly 17% advance in the same period.
—Paulina Likos, CNBC, 15 May 2026
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Sara Huston, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026
The encounter is ostensibly intended to demonstrate the kind of ruthless decisiveness that Eisenhower would have needed in wartime.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 26 May 2026
Most absurd of all is the notion that Trump specifically worries about being seen as indulging in frivolity during wartime.
—Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 21 May 2026
The stock is up over 30% since its Iran wartime bottom on March 27, far ahead of the S & P 500's roughly 17% advance in the same period.
—Paulina Likos, CNBC, 15 May 2026
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“Wartime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wartime. Accessed 6 Jun. 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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