front line
Example Sentences
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All season long, center Tarris Reed has been UConn’s leading scorer, but up against the giant Michigan front line, he missed eight of 12 shots.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 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
Mudavadi also negotiated a deal that allowed Kenyans currently on the front line and "unwilling to continue in the assignment disengaged and freed to travel back home", the foreign ministry said.
From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026
The Build With Ukraine model “is important to us, because it means additional weapons for our front line, paid for by our partners,” said Oleksandr Kamyshin, Zelensky’s adviser for strategic affairs who oversees military industries.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026
Maybe when Tommy and Gino get together on the front line they can feed off each other.
From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor
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