front line

Example Sentences

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"People in Scotland are always on the front line and going to see them before the rest of the UK," Wild says.

From BBC

He died last year on the front lines.

From BBC

Ukrainian servicemen this winter said that Russia was scaling up their use and that the devices would have a significant impact on the front lines if Ukraine couldn’t counter them.

From The Wall Street Journal

Around 500 kilometres south of Moscow, Voronezh -- a city of one million people -- is closer to the front line in eastern Ukraine than to the Russian capital.

From Barron's

In Ukraine the front line is largely frozen, but Hedgehog envisioned a battlefield where tanks and troops still have some ability to move.

From The Wall Street Journal