Sentence examples for war down from inspiring English sources

Richard von Weizsäcker, the former German president, described coming upon Countess von der Schulenburg shortly after the war, down in the mines of Bochum-Hordel and Wanne-Eickel.

A promise of power-sharing helped wind the war down, but sheer exhaustion probably had more to do with the relative calm of recent years than any wise political leadership.

Sources & acknowledgmentsReprintsAlong the central coast, from Danang's China Beach (a famous rest spot for American troops in the Vietnam war) down to the historic city of Hoi An, new beach resorts are rising from the sands.

Delegates carrying placards that read "Iraq is not for sale" and "End occupation of Iraq" elbowed others who raised slogans of "Down with war, down with Bush" and caused chaos in downtown Bombay.

WASHINGTON — American military officials are building a case to minimize the planned withdrawal of some troops from Afghanistan starting next summer, in an effort to counter growing pressure on President Obama from inside his own party to begin winding the war down quickly.

Drawing on the muscular translation by Robert Fagles, Mr. O'Hare and Ms. Peterson have telescoped the mighty expanses of Homer's great poem into an evening that scales the conflict of the Trojan War down to an intimate solo show illuminating both the heroism and the horror of warfare.

And although there are fewer wars, down to 10 from 14 the previous year, the number of unstable states grew from 28 to 37 between 2006 and 2011.

When the Vietnam war wound down, the flying ace came down off his doghouse.

The cold war tamped down the disputes.

The war wound down, life went on.

War pressed down on the country in all its fury.