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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Posterity had largely accepted her grandfather’s move as a wartime necessity, said Ole Wæver, director of the Centre for Resolution of International Conflicts at the University of Copenhagen, but ‘necessity’ can be hard to disprove and therefore easy to recycle.
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Cathie Anderson, Sacbee.com, 10 Feb. 2026
The number of investments is extraordinary outside of wartime or an economic crisis, said Scott Lincicome, a trade lawyer and a researcher at the libertarian Cato Institute.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 7 Feb. 2026
Defendants are accused of assisting Hamas during wartime, financing terrorism activity and engaging in bribery despite knowing goods could reach the militant group.
—Sam Mednick, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
But the discovery has directed attention to wartime, when on-site burials would have been more likely.
—Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 26 Jan. 2026
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Cathie Anderson, Sacbee.com, 10 Feb. 2026
The number of investments is extraordinary outside of wartime or an economic crisis, said Scott Lincicome, a trade lawyer and a researcher at the libertarian Cato Institute.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 7 Feb. 2026
Defendants are accused of assisting Hamas during wartime, financing terrorism activity and engaging in bribery despite knowing goods could reach the militant group.
—Sam Mednick, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
But the discovery has directed attention to wartime, when on-site burials would have been more likely.
—Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 26 Jan. 2026
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“Wartime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wartime. Accessed 21 Feb. 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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