War Between the States
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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The American Civil War was sometimes referred in the South as the War Between the States, and, later, the War of Northern Aggression.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 27, 2025
The resolution refers to the Civil War as ‘The War Between the States.’
From Washington Post ● Nov. 26, 2018
The center tells the story of what old-school Southerners call the War Between the States — from Union, Confederate and African-American points of view.
From New York Times ● Jul. 6, 2015
Others, including LeMoyne House in Washington, Pa., have permanent exhibits devoted to their communities’ experiences during the War Between the States.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 7, 2015
The house is a shrine to the War Between the States and I wonder what it must’ve been like for Stuart, growing up in a home where you can’t touch anything.
From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
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