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 most modern-day wartime scenarios, the country that’s able to quickly produce the most autonomous drones, ships and other hardware has a vast advantage, meaning America is poorly positioned.
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 30 July 2025
For the first time in postwar history, the United States is running peacetime fiscal deficits of remarkable size, injecting unprecedented amounts of government spending into the economy with no wartime urgency behind it.
—Bob Haber, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
From a dozen vast factories, The Hardware City would crank out the buckles, clasps, hinges, and locks demanded in both peacetime and wartime.
—Jody Mamone, Hartford Courant, 17 July 2025
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov reiterated Russia's commitment to achieving its core wartime aims in a statement issued Tuesday in response to Trump's special envoy, Keith Kellogg, accusing Moscow of delaying stalling talks toward a settlement.
—Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 July 2025
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 30 July 2025
For the first time in postwar history, the United States is running peacetime fiscal deficits of remarkable size, injecting unprecedented amounts of government spending into the economy with no wartime urgency behind it.
—Bob Haber, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
From a dozen vast factories, The Hardware City would crank out the buckles, clasps, hinges, and locks demanded in both peacetime and wartime.
—Jody Mamone, Hartford Courant, 17 July 2025
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov reiterated Russia's commitment to achieving its core wartime aims in a statement issued Tuesday in response to Trump's special envoy, Keith Kellogg, accusing Moscow of delaying stalling talks toward a settlement.
—Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 July 2025
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“Wartime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wartime. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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wartime
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war·time
ˈwȯ(ə)r-ˌtīm 
: a period when a war is going on
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