front line
Example Sentences
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"Come and help me! I'm on the front line in Ukraine, I'm fighting for Russia," he begged Equatorial Guinea's President Teodoro Obiang Nguema in an anguished voice message sent to his parents.
From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026
Pakistan’s prominent role in brokering a two-week cease-fire between the U.S. and Israel and Iran places it in an unusual position: on the front line of international diplomacy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
“He’s doing a disservice to the people that are on the front line, that rely on him and his colleagues to give them the parameters of what they can and can’t do,” Doyle added.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026
Forty miles away, the U.A.E. stands on the front line of this conflict.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026
It could have been a clearing station on the front line.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
