front line

Example Sentences

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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

Their task was to survive long enough for others to join them and drag the Russian front line forward a few dozen more yards.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

The Institute for the Study of War looked at Ukrainian strikes in March and April on Russian territory at least 31 miles behind the front line and reported similar figures.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

During the truce, Russia's defence ministry said it would "completely" halt fire along the front line and stop long-range strikes on military infrastructure.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

As the Russians advanced, his Hitler Youth battalion was sent to dig trenches at the front line, now just thirty miles east of Berlin.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti