post-war
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
In these post war years, the early stages of Reconstruction were marked by rapid change and a concerted effort to expand the rights of Black Americans.
From Scientific American • Sep. 28, 2023
Instead, revelations over the LDP’s links to the church and his decision to grant Abe, Japan’s longest-serving post war leader, a rare state funeral have triggered a crisis.
From Reuters • Sep. 7, 2022
Prosecution of violators of the post war laws limiting armed carry in public were common.
From Slate • Nov. 1, 2021
The German federal government announced a far-reaching reorganisation of the nation’s hospitals to cope with the crisis, and unleashed its biggest post war aid package to combat the economic impact of the outbreak.
From The Guardian • Mar. 13, 2020
I found thoughtful men talking everywhere I have been in Italy of two things, of the Jugo-Slav riddle and of the question of post war finance.
From War and the future: Italy, France and Britain at war by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.