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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The court has sided against Trump in other cases, including slowing his efforts to swiftly deport Venezuelans accused of being gang members to a prison in El Salvador under an 18th century wartime law called the Alien Enemies Act.
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Lindsay Whitehurst, Chicago Tribune, 30 May 2025
Europe now stands alone to face its multifaceted and intertwined challenges: a revanchist Russia on full wartime footing, Chinese export overcapacity threatening European industry, and the continent’s own sagging growth of around one percent annually.
—Theodore Bunzel, Foreign Affairs, 30 May 2025
The question of the legality of Trump’s use of the 1798 law, previously used primarily during wartime, is likely to make its way back to the Supreme Court, as lower courts consider whether Trump properly invoked the statute allowing for the speedy removal of foreign nationals.
—Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 29 May 2025
Supreme Court on May 16 continued to block the Trump administration from using a 1798 wartime law to deport a group of Venezuelan migrants who said they had not been given a real chance to contest their removal.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 17 May 2025
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Lindsay Whitehurst, Chicago Tribune, 30 May 2025
Europe now stands alone to face its multifaceted and intertwined challenges: a revanchist Russia on full wartime footing, Chinese export overcapacity threatening European industry, and the continent’s own sagging growth of around one percent annually.
—Theodore Bunzel, Foreign Affairs, 30 May 2025
The question of the legality of Trump’s use of the 1798 law, previously used primarily during wartime, is likely to make its way back to the Supreme Court, as lower courts consider whether Trump properly invoked the statute allowing for the speedy removal of foreign nationals.
—Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 29 May 2025
Supreme Court on May 16 continued to block the Trump administration from using a 1798 wartime law to deport a group of Venezuelan migrants who said they had not been given a real chance to contest their removal.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 17 May 2025
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“Wartime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wartime. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.
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wartime
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war·time
ˈwȯ(ə)r-ˌtīm 
: a period when a war is going on
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