front line

Example Sentences

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Kosova’s 80-year-old neighbor on Tychyna Avenue, Nila Molchaniuk, said her family puts up with such threats in the knowledge that things are much tougher on the front line.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

Without them, says Khani, the front line would collapse.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

Thrust back into the front line by a deadly hantavirus outbreak, infectious disease experts have to balance informing the public about its potential risks without provoking undue fear of a Covid-scale pandemic.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

Schools are on the front line of this issue as an environment where social media is a form of currency, and content is scrolled through, spread, and shared.

From Slate • May 12, 2026

This little French town has no factories, no supplies, and it is far from the front line.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda