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View definitions for front line

front line

noun as in battlefield

noun as in firing line

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Example Sentences

But the front line creeps ever closer, with Russia also threatening to encircle defenders from the north and west.

From BBC

There is an urgent need for more direct donations to locally led organizations to ensure funds reach the front lines as quickly as possible.

From Salon

The invaders are advancing all along the front lines.

From BBC

A Times investigation found that first responders on the front lines of the Woolsey fire struggled during those first critical hours, stymied by communication breakdowns and a scarcity of air tanker support, equipment and firefighters.

This is useful on the front lines because it’s been almost three years of war, and people are exhausted.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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