enemy

Example Sentences

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Flight crew then start an assessment -- figuring out where they are, whether it is behind enemy lines, where they can hide, and how they can communicate.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi called the act a sign of moral collapse by “an enemy in disarray,” stating that such actions will not compel Iranians to surrender.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

The enemy will likely take his words seriously and prepare to stave off his threats.

From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026

Woodrow Wilson jailed war critics, put enemy aliens under tight constraints, and prohibited the dissemination of antiwar materials through the mail.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Cut into the vessel’s hull at the waterline, for the first time in history they allowed a warship to fire broadsides at an enemy.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler