Example Sentences

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They had warred in private over differences about how to spend the money in areas like transit and broadband, and how to pay for the spending.

From Washington Post • Aug. 10, 2021

Leaders of the tribes, some of which had warred against each other in the past, said they have found a common cause because of their spiritual and historical connection to the area.

From Washington Post • Jun. 5, 2016

Toward not just the Indigenous people with whom they had warred, but also their protectors in Funai.

From Washington Post

At first the conference stalled on the very issue over which the two nations had warred: Kashmir.

From Time Magazine Archive

A long silence fell in the troubled room where their voices had warred so lately.

From The Heart of Rachael by Norris, Kathleen Thompson