trench

Example Sentences

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Veterans, or those who have been “in the trenches,” tend to have an intuitive sense of where the models diverge from reality.

From The Wall Street Journal

Clad in a black leather trench coat, the 42-year-old dictator twirled a cigarette as he reviewed lines of factory employees.

From The Wall Street Journal

Sam had found two World War I gas masks, and he and Corban both were wearing the ratty uniform of a soldier fresh from the trenches.

From Literature

However, let me whip out my beige trench coat and magnifying glass as I tell you: My investigation did uncover some interesting questions about the origins of this salmon.

From Salon

But a Tuareg man in a black trench coat approached Sereno's team on a motorcycle, claiming to know where "big bones" lay.

From Barron's