battle line
Example Sentences
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"This is coming like a tsunami and we are the first people on the battle line," said Sherry Brown, a background actor.
From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026
The orcas, having identified their target, form a battle line and start charging toward the floe.
From National Geographic • Sep. 13, 2023
The battle line ran from Kupiansk, site of a regional railroad junction, through Bakhmut and south to the Russian-occupied city of Shakhtarsk in the Donetsk region, Ukraine's military said early Tuesday.
From Reuters • Feb. 28, 2023
The testimony moved to the other side of the battle line with the documentarian Nick Quested, who had been embedded with the Proud Boys before and during the attack.
From New York Times • Jun. 10, 2022
The trees stood shoulder to shoulder, like men in a battle line, all cloaked in white.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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