First World War
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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But the pandemic of Spanish flu after the First World War killed around 50 million people worldwide.
From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026
The region once belonged to the Austro-Hungarian Empire but was ceded to Italy as part of a First World War settlement.
From Barron's • Feb. 2, 2026
Socialist leader Eugene V. Debs was sentenced to jail in 1918 for speaking out against the First World War.
From Salon • Oct. 14, 2025
It was used during the First World War to sanction aristocrats who had UK titles but were fighting in the German army.
From BBC • Oct. 11, 2025
“I'm more into the First World War poets, myself.”
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
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