Sentence examples for a genuine war from inspiring English sources

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The phrase "a genuine war" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a conflict that is authentic or serious in nature, distinguishing it from metaphorical or trivial uses of the term "war."
Example: "The documentary explores the impact of a genuine war on the lives of civilians caught in the crossfire."
Alternatives: "an actual war" or "a real conflict".

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My husband is a genuine war hero, and bluejeans are my badge of honor.

Her father was so far to the right and a genuine war hero.

He had been there many times, and was a genuine war veteran.

Moreover, it must help Mr McCloskey that he is a genuine war hero.

Kerry was a genuine war hero!" In the gloom of the cabin, Clinton jabbed his finger to emphasize his point.

A one-man compendium of contradictions, Paddy (as he was known to everyone) was a genuine war hero.

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Even a 1999 Broadway musical, "The Civil War," gets greater space than, for example, a genuine Civil War movie like "Friendly Persuasion," which Chadwick describes as "one of the finest films of the period" but then virtually ignores.

In September, senior policy makers such as Dominique Strauss-Kahn, then managing director of the IMF, and Tim Geithner, US Secretary of the Treasury, were reported as saying the chances of a genuine currency war breaking out were low; however by early October, Strauss-Kahn was warning that the risk of a currency war was real.

The chief suspect is Dave Clark, a politically ambitious former city prosecutor and genuine war hero blessed with the disarming good looks and swaggering confidence of a Hollywood star.

"He is a genuine American war hero," Mr. Obama said.

Oh no, sir. Seacole was a genuine Crimean war nurse, on a par with Ms Nightingale.

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