fighters

Example Sentences

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Her arrest follows the return to Australia this month of a number of women and children linked to suspected Islamic State fighters.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

American F/A-18, F-16 and F-35 jet fighters shot down the drones, then the F/A-18s hit the ground-control unit before it could launch a fifth drone, one of the officials said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

The UAE denies claims it recruited and trained foreign fighters in its territory.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

Its bearded guerrilla fighters inspired 1960s student movements from Paris to Mexico City.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

But each town in the colonies had a militia—a small group of volunteer fighters.

From I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 by Lauren Tarshis