combatants
Example Sentences
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In 1982, Britain and Argentina fought the Falklands War - a brief 74-day conflict that resulted in the deaths of 649 Argentine soldiers, 255 British combatants and three civilians.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
Warrior symbolism from truly horrific combatants is all around us.
From Slate ● Jul. 10, 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
Neither country publicly discloses how many combatants they have lost, but think tanks such as the Center for Strategic and International Studies estimate that hundreds of thousands of soldiers have been killed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
The guerrillas are small groups of Filipino combatants who work with the US military to fight the Japanese.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
