Great War
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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And seven decades earlier, Hearts missed out on the 1915 championship, because 13 of its players abruptly left the team: They had enlisted in the Royal Scots battalion to go fight in the Great War.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
He and his siblings grew up knowing all about the part one of their relatives played in the Great War.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2025
The pair found delight at the sounds of jazz on city streets — just one influence of the Black soldiers who came to France for the Great War.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2023
When the news of her split with Joe Alwyn burst into public frenzy, she played "The Great War" and "You're on Your Own, Kid."
From Salon ● Oct. 13, 2023
Campbell felt the deficiency all the more sharply between 1914 and 1918, when the Great War cut off all travel to Britain and the continent.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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