Example sentences for: vietnam-era

How can you use “vietnam-era” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • If true, this would cast a different light on the campaign ads that tout Gore's voluntary wartime service (in unstated contrast with Bill Bradley and George W. Bush, both of whom avoided the Vietnam-era draft).

  • The WP coverage refers to the substance as a "Vietnam-era" weapon and states that the U.S. military discontinued its use a quarter century ago.

  • For quoting a Vietnam-era line of graffiti, “Fighting for peace is like fxxxing (my cryptic spelling throughout) for chastity,” the witty columnist Molly Ivins was blasted in a long letter to the editor of The Progressive . In contrast, we have the story about the ten-year-old who, caving in to the nagging of his ever-suspicious grandmother, admits that his grandfather did indeed let slip a “dirty” word ( shmuck ) on their fishing trip, but won't quote it: “What I can tell you is that it rhymes with fxxx.”


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