Examples of World War II in a Sentence
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His mother’s first husband was killed in World War II.
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Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 30 May 2024
In Michigan, magnet fishermen have found everything from guns, motorcycles, pipe bombs, pocket knives and World War II artifacts, CBS Detroit reported.
—CBS News, 30 May 2024
After World War II, the company expanded to include glazed donuts and pies, becoming one of the first wholesale bakeries to perfect the honey bun.
—Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 28 May 2024
Some 72,000 World War II soldiers remain unaccounted for, along with roughly 10,000 more from all the conflicts since.
—Josh Funk, Fortune, 27 May 2024
The growth of containerized shipping after World War II gradually rendered City Dock No. 1 obsolete for moving goods, and the wharf was little used for decades.
—Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2024
After attending a trip to Pearl Harbor in Hawaii in December of 2023, Gibson was inspired to begin telling her story to hundreds of visitors nearly every Friday at the Rosie the Riveter National Historical Park in Richmond, which honors the contributions of women during World War II.
—Sierra Lopez, The Mercury News, 27 May 2024
LCMs transport vehicles and were notably used during World War II for amphibious landings of troops and tanks.
—Emma Bowman, NPR, 25 May 2024
At the very top of the pyramid is genocide, the intent to destroy a particular group – like what Jewish people experienced during World War II or what Rohingya people are experiencing today in Myanmar, near China.
—Yolanda Gallardo, Discover Magazine, 18 May 2024
Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 30 May 2024
In Michigan, magnet fishermen have found everything from guns, motorcycles, pipe bombs, pocket knives and World War II artifacts, CBS Detroit reported.
—CBS News, 30 May 2024
After World War II, the company expanded to include glazed donuts and pies, becoming one of the first wholesale bakeries to perfect the honey bun.
—Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 28 May 2024
Some 72,000 World War II soldiers remain unaccounted for, along with roughly 10,000 more from all the conflicts since.
—Josh Funk, Fortune, 27 May 2024
The growth of containerized shipping after World War II gradually rendered City Dock No. 1 obsolete for moving goods, and the wharf was little used for decades.
—Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2024
After attending a trip to Pearl Harbor in Hawaii in December of 2023, Gibson was inspired to begin telling her story to hundreds of visitors nearly every Friday at the Rosie the Riveter National Historical Park in Richmond, which honors the contributions of women during World War II.
—Sierra Lopez, The Mercury News, 27 May 2024
LCMs transport vehicles and were notably used during World War II for amphibious landings of troops and tanks.
—Emma Bowman, NPR, 25 May 2024
At the very top of the pyramid is genocide, the intent to destroy a particular group – like what Jewish people experienced during World War II or what Rohingya people are experiencing today in Myanmar, near China.
—Yolanda Gallardo, Discover Magazine, 18 May 2024
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