Below you will find example sentences with "war crimes". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

War Crimes in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: crimes
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 67
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 30 words

Words in this phrase

war crimes

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • war can mean: Organized, large-scale, armed conflict between countries or between national, ethnic, or other sizeable groups, usually but not always in... Common word
  • crimes can mean: plural of crime Frequent word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 2 start, 14 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

aggression and war crimes 1× also constitute war crimes they said 1× amount to war crimes while the 1× branches committed war crimes and crimes 1× cases involving war crimes accusations issuing 1× casualties and war crimes main world 1× expulsions constitute war crimes and according 1× for alleged war crimes and crimes 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

according to antono 1× after the war 1× china returned to 1× coalition air strikes 1× haroun is also 1× in accordance with 1×

Common sentence endings:

2003 to 2018 1× 600 suspects identified 1× about war crimes 1× against a navy 1× and war crimes 1× by the allies 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

humanity 13× court 5× genocide 5× international 5× criminal 5× committed 4× icc 3× evidence 3× world 3× began 3× alleged 3× constitute 3×

Related phrases

vietnam war hate crimes civil war cold war world war iraq war korean war war memorial serious crimes nuclear war

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around crimes:

hate crimes 20× serious crimes 12×

Just before it in the phrase index:

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Just after it in the phrase index:

war memorial war zones ward councillor warm air warm water warm weather

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

war memorial war zones

Same ending:

hate crimes serious crimes violent crimes

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "war crimes" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 30 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as aggression and war crimes, also constitute war crimes they said, humanity, court and genocide stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with vietnam war, hate crimes, civil war, hate crimes and serious crimes, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with war crimes

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

Nuremberg war crimes trials Following the war, Dönitz was held as a prisoner of war by the Allies. (18 words)

Members of all of its branches committed war crimes and crimes against humanity during World War II (1939–45). (19 words)

The court, which has 18 judges serving nine-year terms, tries four types of crimes: genocide, crimes against humanity, crimes of aggression and war crimes. (25 words)

Longer example sentences

According to Antono, the concept meets the hallmarks of a crime because it “refutes the verdict of the International Military Tribunal for the war crimes of the Axis powers after the Second World War” and thus recognizes the crimes committed by the Nazis. (43 words)

Their report found no evidence of any personal involvement in those crimes. citation Although Waldheim had stated that he was unaware of any crimes taking place, the committee cited evidence that Waldheim must have known about war crimes. (38 words)

China returned to its pre-war industrial production by 1952. citation Impact Casualties and war crimes main World War II deaths Estimates for the total number of casualties in the war vary, because many deaths went unrecorded. (37 words)

Example sentences (20)

The court, which has 18 judges serving nine-year terms, tries four types of crimes: genocide, crimes against humanity, crimes of aggression and war crimes.

The ICC was established in 2002 to investigate and, where necessary, try individuals charged with genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity, and the crimes of aggression.

It is particularly responsible for regularly monitoring the evolution of Burundian society in relation to the risk of genocide, war crimes and other crimes against humanity as well as preventing and eradicating these crimes.

States ratifying the Convention on the Non-Applicability of Statutory Limitations to War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity agree to disallow limitations claims for these crimes.

Their report found no evidence of any personal involvement in those crimes. citation Although Waldheim had stated that he was unaware of any crimes taking place, the committee cited evidence that Waldheim must have known about war crimes.

China returned to its pre-war industrial production by 1952. citation Impact Casualties and war crimes main World War II deaths Estimates for the total number of casualties in the war vary, because many deaths went unrecorded.

Since the war began in Ukraine, more than 10,000 incidents of alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity have been registered and 600 suspects identified.

That war, which began in 2003, killed hundreds of thousands, displaced over two million and saw Bashir indicted for war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide by the International Criminal Court.

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According to Antono, the concept meets the hallmarks of a crime because it “refutes the verdict of the International Military Tribunal for the war crimes of the Axis powers after the Second World War” and thus recognizes the crimes committed by the Nazis.

Since then, the International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued arrest warrants for both men for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in Gaza since the war began in October 2023.

The court last week issued arrest warrants for Netanyahu and his former defense minister, Yoav Gallant, accusing them of war crimes and crimes against humanity for actions in the Gaza war.

The judges said there were “reasonable grounds” the three men bore “criminal responsibility” for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity during the war between Israel and Hamas.

Coalition air strikes in the past year may amount to war crimes, while the Iran-aligned Houthi movement carried out killings and other abuses that may also constitute war crimes, they said in a report.

Trump issues pardons in war crimes cases, despite Pentagon opposition to the movePresident Trump intervened in three cases involving war crimes accusations, issuing full pardons to two soldiers and reversing disciplinary action against a Navy.

Members of all of its branches committed war crimes and crimes against humanity during World War II (1939–45).

After the war the SS organisation as a whole was held to be a criminal organization by the post-war German government, due to evidence that it was responsible for war crimes.

Nuremberg war crimes trials Following the war, Dönitz was held as a prisoner of war by the Allies.

Haroun is also wanted by the ICC for alleged war crimes, genocide and crimes against humanity in the western region of Darfur from 2003 to 2018.

In accordance with Article 8 of the Statute of the International Criminal Court of 1998 expulsions constitute war crimes, and according to Article 7 they constitute crimes against humanity.

Other U.S. officials privately expressed satisfaction that an international body had agreed with Washington’s assessment that Russia has committed war crimes and crimes against humanity in Ukraine.

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