combatants

Example Sentences

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Together, amid recorded bursts of electric guitar, they kinetically update these rival combatants.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2026

The Supreme Court disagreed with Bush, declaring in a landmark decision that despite detainees’ designation as enemy combatants or incarceration at Guantánamo, they are not barred from seeking habeas.

From Slate • Jun. 18, 2026

As promo spots showing the combatants in fight mode fill the airwaves, the Public Integrity Project watchdog group has filed a lawsuit trying to derail the event.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

The Gulf state said the drone came from Iraq, home to powerful militias aligned with Iran that have been active combatants in the war.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

There was great silence in the arena, while everybody waited without breath, leaning forward and looking upon the combatants like a circle of vultures whose prey is not yet dead.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White