Examples of 'shooting war' in a sentence

Meaning of "shooting war"

shooting war: This phrase is typically used in military or geopolitical contexts and refers to a state or period of active armed conflict characterized by the use of firearms or weapons. It distinguishes a physical confrontation or hostilities that involve direct and violent engagements, as opposed to other forms of conflict or diplomatic disputes
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  • An outright war between military powers.

How to use "shooting war" in a sentence

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We have got a shooting war going on out here.
I am not gonna start a shooting war.
I admit a shooting war is better for business.
Your own private shooting war.
A shooting war is not exactly a brilliant idea.
Then to the shooting war stage.
So we can agree we do not want to start a shooting war.
Hence the shooting war against currency.
We have managed to avoid a shooting war.
It could turn into a shooting war if the conference fails.
Alliance wants a goddamn shooting war.
Before we start the shooting war we should wait for the court case.
They wanted to avoid a military type shooting war.
We have managed to avoid a shooting war with earth up till now.
If they can turn a campus protest into a shooting war.

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Iraq is a shooting war.
They are trying to do anything they can to start a shooting war.
We have a shooting war.
We simply cannot afford to stop in the midst of a shooting war.
We are in shooting war.
Things do not even need to degrade towards a shooting war.
If a shooting war starts these boats will end up being known as the widow makers.
In those two places he was shooting war.
Before this turns into a shooting war instead of the cold war that we wanted.
It looks like we are in a shooting war.
The shooting war could start tomorrow over Cuba.
And it looks like we are going to have a real shooting war too.
Would have started a shooting war on Earth long ago.
And abstain from alarmist headlines foreshadowing a shooting war.
We were this close to a shooting war with the Pegasus.
I thought it would be a good idea before we started the shooting war.
But I am not prepared to start a shooting war that could end with the unthinkable.
It was these events that changed a situation of political tension into a shooting war.
We just got out of a shooting war for our lives with a race called the Iconians.
We are thankfully not yet at a stage where a shooting war is inevitable.
I admit, but shooting war is better for business.
So far it is not a shooting war.
I admit, a shooting war is betterforbusiness.
America is in a shooting war.
When a shooting war threatens, the prudent course is to shoot first.
There is going to be a shooting war.
Good news is this is a shooting war and everything, so it 's just a matter of time.
They will only build transport planes if the shooting war is prolonged.
Knowing that a shooting war is the last viable alternative, how do we defeat them?
These same deficiencies would likely lead to defeat in a shooting war as well.
Of rival drug cartels. when a shooting war broke out between members.
It was these events which changed a situation of rising political tension into a shooting war.
He 's out to land us in a shooting war with Russia.
They have been dancing around each other ever since this became a shooting war.
When Trump talked of war, he meant a shooting war in the conventional sense.

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This war stays cold for now
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