warzone
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Forty years later, the highly radioactive remains of the plant are in a warzone.
From BBC ● Apr. 18, 2026
"It's like being in a warzone – but you've just got a shield and stick," chief inspector Zoe Kelsey said.
From BBC ● Dec. 13, 2024
Earlier this week, France24 reported that "With massive crevices ripping roads apart and buildings' concrete foundations shattered, the once picturesque Grindavik now resembles a warzone."
From Salon ● Nov. 17, 2023
Ms Aston said she was concerned about other patients' health and safety in the hospital as well as her own and described the hospital as being like a "warzone".
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2023
The next day, the second since the battle, Romans and Greeks worked side by side to clean up the warzone and tend the wounded.
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
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