Definition of Cold War

a constant nonviolent state of hostility between the Soviet Union and the United States that began shortly after World War II

Examples of Cold War in a sentence

For many, the growth of weapons of mass destruction was the most worrying part of the cold war between the Soviet Union and the U.S.  🔊

Deep differences between political and religious practices in the U.S. and the Soviet Union led to a cold war standoff.  🔊

Even though the USSR and the United States fought as allies in World War II, they were enemies in a cold war that lasted over three decades.  🔊

The Russians and the Americans never fought against each other directly, but were part of a cold war in which they aided opposite sides and watched them battle.  🔊

As resistance to USSR atheists, the U.S. added “Under God” to the Pledge of Allegiance during the cold war standoff between the two countries.  🔊

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