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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And the noticeable dips also don’t come for the generations of players who would be expecting to play their peak years for England during wartime either — note the lack of games in the 1940s in the earlier graph.
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Michael Cox, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
The medal was introduced by President Harry Truman in July 1945 as a way to honor civilians for heroic acts in wartime.
—George Petras, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
Normally under the Department of Homeland Security, the Coast Guard shifts to DoD authority during wartime.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Israeli citizens during wartime have no choice but to regard themselves as victims, irrespective of what’s actually happening on the ground.
—Uriel Kon
september 2, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025
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Michael Cox, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
The medal was introduced by President Harry Truman in July 1945 as a way to honor civilians for heroic acts in wartime.
—George Petras, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
Normally under the Department of Homeland Security, the Coast Guard shifts to DoD authority during wartime.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Israeli citizens during wartime have no choice but to regard themselves as victims, irrespective of what’s actually happening on the ground.
—Uriel Kon
september 2, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for wartime
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“Wartime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wartime. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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wartime
noun
war·time
ˈwȯ(ə)r-ˌtīm 
: a period when a war is going on
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