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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Born in wartime, the baby had not eaten in more than a day, his father said — no formula, no nothing.
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Bilal Shbair, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2024
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu criticized Schumer, describing the senator's statement as an inappropriate intervention by a foreign politician during wartime.
—NBC News, 4 Apr. 2024
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Bilal Shbair, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2024
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu criticized Schumer, describing the senator's statement as an inappropriate intervention by a foreign politician during wartime.
—NBC News, 4 Apr. 2024
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“Wartime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wartime. Accessed 4 May. 2024.
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wartime
noun
war·time
ˈwȯ(ə)r-ˌtīm 
: a period when a war is going on
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