wartime

noun

war·time ˈwȯr-ˌtīm

often attributive

: a period during which a war is in progress

rationing during wartime

Examples of wartime in a Sentence

Many goods were rationed during wartime.

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During War Ukraine is one of the leading countries in international surrogacy — even during wartime. —

Mireille Juchau, The Dial, 4 Feb. 2025 Moscow has long sought to discredit the Ukrainian government by claiming that Zelensky is an illegitimate president, although martial law prohibits elections during wartime for safety reasons. —

David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Feb. 2025 He has been convicted of committing war crimes in 2003-04 wartime Afghanistan. —

Carol Rosenberg, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025 Over the past 12 years, Venezuela has transitioned from a fragile democracy to an entrenched authoritarian regime, experiencing one of the most severe economic collapses and migration crises in modern history outside wartime. —

Francisco Rodríguez, Foreign Affairs, 28 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for wartime