war effort

noun

: all that is being done to win a war

He wanted to contribute in some way to the war effort.

Examples of war effort in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The protesters also want the U.S. to halt military aid to Israel's war effort. —

USA TODAY, 28 Apr. 2024 Protesters called on the university to — among other demands — divest from companies that profit from or engage in Israel's war effort and refrain from associating with Israeli academic institutions and businesses, according to The Daily Princetonian. —

Ayana Archie, NPR, 25 Apr. 2024 The battalion is now reportedly helping with the war effort in the Gaza Strip, according to the Israeli military. —

Greg Wehner, Fox News, 21 Apr. 2024 Since Russia’s invasion in 2022, Congress has appropriated $113 billion in funding to support Ukraine’s war effort. —

Catie Edmondson, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2024 And China’s support of Moscow’s war effort, through companies providing electronic components and other key elements to the Russian military, has grown, U.S. officials have warned in recent weeks. —

The Editors, National Review, 17 Apr. 2024 So even as the formal economy collapses, the military has found ways to continue financing its war effort, Horsey said. —

Rebecca Tan, Washington Post, 11 Apr. 2024 About a third were called to reserve duty to join the war effort. —

Howard Lafranchi, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Mar. 2024 Her experience contributed to the nation's World War II war effort and gained her lifelong friends. —

Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 27 Mar. 2024

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