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, the instinct to hold the line is understandable.
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Mohammed R. Mhawish, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2025
That makes airdropping humanitarian aid parcels – whether in wartime or in the midst of natural disasters – a tricky affair.
—New Atlas, 3 Oct. 2025
One magnificent flower that sprang up during these wartime years was The Viking Portable Library, which emerged in response to the need for more compact books due to the limitations of paper quotas during wartime and for reading material for our fighting men and women.
—Paul Slovak
september 16, Literary Hub, 16 Sep. 2025
That’s because the town sits next to the actual Fontana Dam, an emergency wartime project constructed during World War II.
—Elliott Harrell, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2025
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Mohammed R. Mhawish, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2025
That makes airdropping humanitarian aid parcels – whether in wartime or in the midst of natural disasters – a tricky affair.
—New Atlas, 3 Oct. 2025
One magnificent flower that sprang up during these wartime years was The Viking Portable Library, which emerged in response to the need for more compact books due to the limitations of paper quotas during wartime and for reading material for our fighting men and women.
—Paul Slovak
september 16, Literary Hub, 16 Sep. 2025
That’s because the town sits next to the actual Fontana Dam, an emergency wartime project constructed during World War II.
—Elliott Harrell, Southern Living, 9 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 24 Oct. 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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