front line

Example Sentences

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All season long, center Tarris Reed has been UConn’s leading scorer, but up against the giant Michigan front line, he missed eight of 12 shots.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

“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

Mudavadi also negotiated a deal that allowed Kenyans currently on the front line and "unwilling to continue in the assignment disengaged and freed to travel back home", the foreign ministry said.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

"The battlefield is large, so you've got to be able to get cheap but capable ISR at quantity on the front line," said Chamberlain.

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

It could have been a clearing station on the front line.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan