combatants

Example Sentences

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“Where do they put the threshold, that divides combatants and civilians?”

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

An American diplomat and his Chinese counterpart pried the combatants apart.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

Ghana is amongst those which has urged Russia to stop recruiting combatants.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

Low-cost autonomous battle systems, missiles, and interceptor missiles have dominated those conflicts, with combatants looking to add more autonomous systems and counter-drone systems to achieve technical superiority.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

An old woman ended the contest by leaning out of her window and emptying a bucket of slops on the heads of the combatants.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin