front line

Example Sentences

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“He’s doing a disservice to the people that are on the front line, that rely on him and his colleagues to give them the parameters of what they can and can’t do,” Doyle added.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

The foreign ministry estimates that 252 Kenyans have been illegally conscripted to fight on the front line - a trend that began about six months ago and has also involved recruits from other African countries.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

Los Angeles might not be the front line for Operation Epic Fury.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

Dmytro, a drone-testing engineer at the facility, was injured three times on the Ukrainian front line before moving to Germany in 2024 with his wife and child.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026

At the other end, back at the main command post and away from the front line, at least one or two other Navajos would be receiving the messages and doing just what we did.

From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac