Sentence examples for had been war from inspiring English sources

He also told of his own atrocities; it had been war.

For the first set of lithographs, he drew up a list of 29 names, most of whom had been war artists.

I can, for instance, remember him blowing up and forbidding my mother and me from using a nearby grocery store because, he claimed, its owners had been "war profiteers".

It was one of seven states that had been warring for centuries.

A few minutes earlier they had been warring for their sport's ultimate prize.

Her record company had dropped her; she had been warring with cancer; she was lonely; she was depressed.

Criminal gangs with ties to political parties — including the ruling P.P.P. — had been warring over smuggling rackets and extortion rings.

They might have been war captives.

This year, the best seasonal bet has been "War Horse," down 49 percent with $75.6 million.

As long as there have been movies, there have been war movies.

Karen Davies is a gonzo photojournalist whose subjects have been war, military coups and political oppression.