Below you will find example sentences with "world war". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.
World War in a sentence
Corpus data
- Displayed example sentences: 20
- Discovered as a combination around: world
- Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 15
- Phrase length: 2 words
- Average sentence length: 32.4 words
Sentence profile
- Phrase position: 8 start, 11 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis
- The phrase "world war" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 32.4 words and is mostly made up of statements.
- Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as after world war ii after, american war world war i world, first, korean and germany stand out.
- In the phrase index, this combination connects with war crimes, world cup, vietnam war, world cup, world champion and world championships, linking the page to nearby combinations.
Example types with world war
This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:
This is similar to World War One, which was called the Great War prior to World War Two. (18 words)
Some focus on specific events, like World War I, World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. (19 words)
But the journey from the Spanish-American War to World War I to World War II started out West. (19 words)
P.M.H. Bell, Twelve Turning Points of the Second World War, Yale University Press, New Haven and London, 2011, p 104 It is often identified as the turning point on the Eastern Front, in the war against Germany overall, and the entire Second World War. (46 words)
Weber was at the same time critical of the Versailles Treaty which he believed unjustly assigned "war guilt" to Germany when it came to World War I. Weber believed that many countries were guilty of starting World War I, not just Germany. (42 words)
Post-World War II IFA F9 Like most German manufacturing, at the onset of World War II the Auto Union plants were retooled for military production, and were a target for allied bombing during the war which left them damaged. (40 words)
Example sentences (20)
Much, even most, U.S. military history — the Spanish–American War, World War I, World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War, the first and second Iraq wars, the Global War on Terrorism — occurred after the Civil War.
Originally just a Civil War-related show, the collector show has expanded to include items from World War I, World War II and the Vietnam War.
The four black granite panels will have text and illustrations describing contributions and sacrifices by local members of the Royal Canadian Navy during: the First World War, Second World War, Korean War, Cold War and Afghanistan.
Some focus on specific events, like World War I, World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War.
The Krags were originally used in the Spanish-American War and World War I, and the Garands were used in World War II and the Korean War.
World War II The Italians were among the first to develop submachine guns during World War I. However, they were slow to produce them during World War II.
World War I to World War II Following the outbreak of World War I in 1914, life in Munich became very difficult, as the Allied blockade of Germany led to food and fuel shortages.
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.
War Memorial in Norumbega Parkway, between Central and Franklin streets in downtown Bangor, was raised in 1939, about 20 years after World War I ended, and two years before the U.S. became involved in World War II.
But the journey from the Spanish-American War to World War I to World War II started out West.
I was a fortunate child and grandchild, for my gramps and dad survived war zone service in the First World War and Second World War respectively, and as such were integral to who I am today.
They made powerful people believe that the war against Islamist terrorism, a technologically incompetent fringe hiding in caves in the most remote locations in the world, presented a threat comparable to the fascist war machines of World War II.
After World War II After World War II, "new submachine gun designs appeared almost every week to replace the admittedly rough and ready designs which had appeared during the war.
P.M.H. Bell, Twelve Turning Points of the Second World War, Yale University Press, New Haven and London, 2011, p 104 It is often identified as the turning point on the Eastern Front, in the war against Germany overall, and the entire Second World War.
Post-World War II IFA F9 Like most German manufacturing, at the onset of World War II the Auto Union plants were retooled for military production, and were a target for allied bombing during the war which left them damaged.
Post-World War II Since World War II, Iraq's use of mustard gas against Iranian troops and Kurds ( Iran–Iraq War of 1980–88) has been the only large-scale use of any chemical weapons.
Similarly, after World War I and World War II, many members of Polish underground organizations adopted their war-time pseudonyms as the first part of their surnames.
The only highly maintained green-space that has refined qualities is the War Cemetery of the British legions in the Levant during World War I and World War II that fell in Sidon.
This is similar to World War One, which was called the Great War prior to World War Two.
Weber was at the same time critical of the Versailles Treaty which he believed unjustly assigned "war guilt" to Germany when it came to World War I. Weber believed that many countries were guilty of starting World War I, not just Germany.