shooting war
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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From Washington come assessments that America's shooting war – or at least the worst of it – could be over for now.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
Meanwhile, Taiwan and the U.S. will also have to prepare for a challenge short of a shooting war.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2025
Tehran promises major retaliation, but neither Israel nor Iran wants a major shooting war, given the stakes for both countries.
From New York Times • Apr. 2, 2024
True, a Senate race isn’t the same as a shooting war.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2024
Not a shooting war, of course, nothing out in the open ... but a war just the same, with the highest stakes of any war in history.
From Gold in the Sky by Llewellyn
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