front line

Example Sentences

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After the invasion, he said he saw a television ad for a job cooking for the army near the front line.

From Barron's

In the early years of Russia’s invasion, Ukraine largely tried to keep its youngest men away from the front lines.

From The Wall Street Journal

He was among the passengers travelling on a route from Chop, on the border with Slovakia, to Barvinkove, the last stop before the front line in eastern Ukraine.

From BBC

"It's not realistic to beat the Russians on the front line, so we have to come to some kind of agreement. The military understands this," he added.

From Barron's

Reid recalled working with American soldiers, adding: "If they were on the front line and I was stood next to them, clearly we were on the front line as well."

From BBC