front line
Example Sentences
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Faley warns those currently on the front line in eastern DR Congo that there is a risk in warning communities that the current outbreak has no known cure.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
That’s how a country at war fields more than 2,000 defense companies and runs production cycles from outline to front line in months, not years.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
But parts of the 600-mile front line are now contested in both directions, unlike in 2025, when Ukraine was on the back foot almost everywhere.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
Rotating soldiers on the front line in eastern Ukraine is extremely difficult because of the constant threat of drones.
From BBC • May 17, 2026
On June 2, 1943, in back-to-back missions, Zhenya Timofeyeva led a formation of nine Pe-2 dive-bombers, each with its aircrew of pilot, navigator, and gunner, into combat toward the front line at the Kuban River.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
