front line
Example Sentences
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But parts of the 600-mile front line are now contested in both directions, unlike in 2025, when Ukraine was on the back foot almost everywhere.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
In letters written to the BBC from inside a detention facility, Davies says he was captured by Russian forces after being seriously injured on the front line.
From BBC • May 18, 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
Ayesha and her father, Suraya, and Khadijah auntie join me in the front line, walking forward, and the others follow.
From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed
