Clausewitz
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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Clausewitz might have enjoyed seeing how this “creative spirit” has evolved in our era.
From Salon ● Mar. 25, 2026
If war is the continuation of politics by other means, as the military theorist Carl von Clausewitz famously claimed, then a war’s success must be judged by the achievement of its political goals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 17, 2026
As Carl von Clausewitz famously put it, war is the continuation of politics by other means.
From Slate ● Mar. 10, 2026
The next day, when the delivery arrived at the nearby Clausewitz Barracks, the ammunition was found to be missing.
From BBC ● Dec. 2, 2025
Didn’t Keegan tell us in the second paragraph that the problem with Clausewitz and his heirs is that they all put too much stock in culture?
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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