fighting

Example Sentences

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Israel's military said it was reviewing the incident after "reports of casualties among Lebanese civilians not involved in the fighting".

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

“In an environment where you’re fighting for a promotion … It’s just a further incentive to agents to engage in this kind of activity. So it’s pernicious on multiple levels.”

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

Reuters reported that the U.S. and Iran have received a cease-fire proposal but that Iran has rejected reopening the Strait of Hormuz for just a temporary end to fighting.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

His two main characters, infantrymen named Willie and Joe, were bedraggled, unshaven, dirty, tired to the bone, contemptuous of authority—in other words, mirror images of many of the real soldiers fighting that war.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Torak came up spluttering with cold, fighting the river.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver