warred in English

verb

1

engage in a war.

small states warred against each other

synonyms: fight (against), battle (against), combat (against), wage war against, take up arms against, feud with, quarrel with, struggle with/against, contend with, wrangle with, cross swords with, attack, engage (against), take on, skirmish with

verb

fight (against), battle (against), combat (against), wage war against, take up arms against, feud with, quarrel with, struggle with/against, contend with, wrangle with, cross swords with, attack, engage (against), take on, skirmish with

Use "warred" in a sentence

1. They warred over disputed territory.

2. 12 The temptation warred with his conscience.

3. For many years they warred against Nazi Germany.

4. Moslem nations, too, have warred against one another in recent times.

5. Silla warred with the neighboring Korean kingdom Baekje in 188 (around Jincheon), 189, and 190 (around Yecheon).

6. And yet all his life, his integrity warred with a flair for the theatrical, a fondness for tall tales.

7. 26 And yet all his life, his integrity warred with a flair for the theatrical, a fondness for tall tales.

8. When the Israelites ‘rebelled and made God’s holy spirit feel hurt, Jehovah was changed into an enemy of theirs; he himself warred against them.’

9. Initially, in and around New Mexico, Comanches took captives as they warred on Apaches, Pueblo Indians, other indigenous peoples, and Spanish and mestizo colonists.

10. In the context of Riobaldo’s narration, a jagunço is a member of a band of gunmen hired by Backlands political bosses who warred

11. In a retaliatory measure designed to stop further desertion to the enemy, Adoni-zedek united his army with those of four additional kings of the Amorites, and he laid siege against Gibeon and warred against it.