engage in combat
Example Sentences
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They do not engage in combat or active military operations.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
"Thousands of RDF troops are deployed across eastern DRC, where they actively engage in combat operations and facilitate M23's control of territory," the statement added.
From Barron's • Mar. 2, 2026
I wasn’t expected to engage in combat operations with my “long gun,” as we called it.
From Slate • Jul. 17, 2024
She stressed that New Zealand troops have not and would not engage in combat in Ukraine.
From Reuters • Aug. 15, 2022
He could not engage in combat if he was not a dubbed knight.
From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios
