war story
Americannoun
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an account or anecdote concerning one's personal experiences, especially in military combat, during a war.
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Informal. a story about hardships, ordeals, or adventures one has undergone.
Etymology
Origin of war story
First recorded in 1860–65
Example Sentences
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Jonathan Majors and Glen Powell forge a strong friendship in ‘Devotion,’ a spirited war story about the Navy’s first Black pilot.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 27, 2022
He joined the BBC and the head of drama asked to turn his war story into a drama, Mimosa Boys, screened as part of the Play for Today series.
From BBC • May 3, 2022
This is a classic war story told simply and well, its meanings not forced but allowed to bubble up on their own.
From New York Times • Feb. 14, 2022
More troubling than apparently unintended irony is that Akpan’s stratagem doesn’t imbue him with enough confidence to give free rein to that historical war story in any of the fictionalized iterations with which he toys.
From Washington Post • Nov. 2, 2021
In many cases a true war story cannot be believed.
From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien
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