at war
idiom
: engaged in a war : fighting
Local politicians were at war with one another over the vacant seat.
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There's also Ethiopia and Egypt, which are not at war but have unresolved tense relations.
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Joey Garrison, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
The 2025 Emmys ceremony and its host seemed subtextually at war over these questions.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2025
And the reason for this burning was a family at war with itself.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
That Hamas leaders in Qatar were targeted, even though the country isn’t at war, shouldn’t be surprising, The Wall Street Journal argued in an editorial.
—Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 10 Sep. 2025
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Joey Garrison, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
The 2025 Emmys ceremony and its host seemed subtextually at war over these questions.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2025
And the reason for this burning was a family at war with itself.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
That Hamas leaders in Qatar were targeted, even though the country isn’t at war, shouldn’t be surprising, The Wall Street Journal argued in an editorial.
—Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 10 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for at war
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“At war.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20war. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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