battle line

Example Sentences

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"This is coming like a tsunami and we are the first people on the battle line," said Sherry Brown, a background actor.

From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026

The orcas, having identified their target, form a battle line and start charging toward the floe.

From National Geographic • Sep. 13, 2023

The battle line ran from Kupiansk, site of a regional railroad junction, through Bakhmut and south to the Russian-occupied city of Shakhtarsk in the Donetsk region, Ukraine's military said early Tuesday.

From Reuters • Feb. 28, 2023

Still he made the garden his battle line.

From New York Times • May 18, 2018

The trees stood shoulder to shoulder, like men in a battle line, all cloaked in white.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin