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 nonpartisan Tax Policy Center estimates that the total amount of federal relief measures taken after the COVID-19 pandemic—much of which was Former President Biden’s policies— amounted to $5 trillion, resulting in deficits not seen outside of wartime.
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Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2025
Even in autocratic countries like Turkey or during wartime as in Ukraine, deepening democratic practices at state and local levels, like citizen assemblies and the use of technologies that improve the quality of public decision-making, can demonstrate ways to govern differently.
—Shelley Inglis, The Conversation, 19 Oct. 2025
In wartime, the instinct to hold the line is understandable.
—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
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Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2025
Even in autocratic countries like Turkey or during wartime as in Ukraine, deepening democratic practices at state and local levels, like citizen assemblies and the use of technologies that improve the quality of public decision-making, can demonstrate ways to govern differently.
—Shelley Inglis, The Conversation, 19 Oct. 2025
In wartime, the instinct to hold the line is understandable.
—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
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“Wartime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wartime. Accessed 8 Nov. 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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