postwar
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of postwar
Example Sentences
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Anti-communist panic remained live in the U.S. through the postwar Forties and into the Fifties.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
Some Iranian leaders see some form of transit toll as a lucrative new revenue stream for a cash-strapped country with a huge postwar reconstruction bill.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis had pioneered a new brand of comedy, soothed postwar America’s psyche and made a nation laugh again.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
The two-lane carriageway in the sky was one of the first sections of the M4 and a relic of the 1960s freeway building boom after the explosion in postwar car ownership.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
The two powers immediately began to clash over postwar plans.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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