front line
Example Sentences
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Other long-range strikes have sparked fires that have burned for days at oil facilities hundreds of kilometres behind the front line.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
Often using artificial intelligence, they have targeted fuel trucks and military convoys on roads that link Russia to the Crimean Peninsula and to bases along the front line.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
Malta is also on the front line of climate change and at risk of desertification and drought, but neither main party made the issue its priority.
From Barron's • May 31, 2026
Barros said Ukraine's "drone superiority" had even neutralised Russia's attempts to gain an advantage by moving "overwhelming numbers" of troops to the front line, but added that the advantage may be shortlived.
From BBC • May 30, 2026
But now all the singing and talking stopped, replaced with frightened whispers running from the front line toward the back.
From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat
