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Example sentences for "war with"

  • This principle is of the utmost importance, and deserves to be thoroughly studied, for man is now beginning to be at war with himself.

  • It is impossible to make a pleasant life for oneself when one is always at war with oneself.

  • Ever at war with himself, hesitating between his wishes and his duties, he will be neither a man nor a citizen.

  • He was placed in the territory of a great neutral power, between the territories of two great powers which were at war with England.

  • The two parties had cordially joined in calling out for a war with Spain; but they now had their war.

  • In the meantime the Opposition in England became more and more formidable, and seemed fully determined to force the King into a war with France.

  • The English, in expectation of a war with France, had begun to fortify their settlement without special permission from the Nabob.

  • In 1870, on the outbreak of war with France, von Alvensleben succeeded Prince Frederick Charles in command of the III army corps which formed part of the II German Army commanded by the prince.

  • Almora is also celebrated as the scene of the British victory which terminated the war with Nepal in April 1815, and which resulted in the evacuation of Kumaon by the Gurkhas and the annexation of the province by the British.

  • Commerce was the source of Aegina's greatness, and her trade, which appears to have been principally with the Levant, must have suffered seriously from the war with Persia.

  • He was soon at war with Russia, and his aid was eagerly solicited by both England and Napoleon, anxious to checkmate one another in the East.

  • He was born at Brevig in Norway, and at the age of fifteen became a cadet in the Dutch fleet under van Tromp, after a few years entering the service of the Venetian Republic, which was engaged at the time in a war with Turkey.

  • Line and new repair our towns of war With men of courage and with means defendant.

  • An agent employed to advance, in a covert manner, the interests of his employers; one sent out by any power that is at war with another, to create dissatisfaction among the people of the latter.

  • A knight who carried a banner, who possessed fiefs to a greater amount than the knight bachelor, and who was obliged to serve in war with a greater number of attendants.

  • My first question is this: Does not Mr. Allen greatly exaggerate the danger of war with Germany?

  • If Britain were at war with Germany, do you think it at all likely that Canada would allow herself to become involved in a European war?

  • So Joshua ascended from Gilgal, he, and all the people of war with him, and all the mighty men of valour.

  • So Joshua came, and all the people of war with him, against them by the waters of Merom suddenly; and they fell upon them.

  • Others were puzzling why other nations insisted on being at war with them.

  • Further, in agreeing to this, they added that they would as willingly admit a committee of enquiry sent by any of the "bourgeois" governments actually at war with them.

  • And just as during your war you tried to make revolution in Germany, and Germany did make trouble in Ireland and India, so we, while we are at war with you, adopt the measures that are open to us.

  • With this army, and aided by the servants and officers of the king, and by the people of Egypt, he carried on a war with Tarshish in the first year after his appointment as viceroy.

  • He used every means of persuasion to induce his sovereign lord to enter into a war with Egypt, but in vain, for Agnias was only too well acquainted with the strength and heroism of the sons of Jacob.

  • It must be remembered, too, that during the period of these events we were at war with England, and on the point of seeing Austria and the Colossus of the north form a coalition against the new Emperor.

  • Monsieur had, indeed, too much penetration not to see that his cause was a mere pretext for the powers at war with France.

  • Thus we had no pretext for going to war with her.

  • And when those ladies were gone, our good Colonel held a council of war with us his two friends, and told us what had happened between him and Barnes on that morning and the previous night.

  • Let us break up our camp before this place, and not go to war with Barnes, father," said Clive.

  • Thomas Newcome, the Indian banker, was at war with Barnes, the English banker.

  • While that man is at large, Europe will be at war with him, no two na- tions with each other.

  • Is it true that Russia is at war with Spain?

  • I am deeply convinced that in two years we shall have a war with that of two powers whose daughter the Emperor does not marry.

  • Now a war with Austria does not cause me any uneasiness, and I tremble at a war with Russia.

  • Externally, the country was constantly at war with Europe; peace could not be secured except by great military effort, and peace was as difficult to preserve as to win.

  • If we were at war with them, and Great Britain did not join us, we should have our ports filled with their seamen, and the coasts of France and Spain would soon swarm with our cruisers.

  • To endeavour to convince him that the interests of the United States would be best consulted by going to war with Spain, and giving countenance to the expedition which Colonel Burr had planned.

  • The federal party seemed to sigh for a war with France.

  • Everyone has been saying it was your 'frat' that sent the first telegram to members of the Government offering support in case of war with Germany.

  • Chapter XIX It was easy enough for him to evade Fred Mitchell's rallyings these days; the sprig's mood was truculent, not toward his roommate but toward Congress, which was less in fiery haste than he to be definitely at war with Germany.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
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