battle line
Example Sentences
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"This is coming like a tsunami and we are the first people on the battle line," said Sherry Brown, a background actor.
From Barron's ● Feb. 17, 2026
The orcas, having identified their target, form a battle line and start charging toward the floe.
From National Geographic ● Sep. 13, 2023
The battle line ran from Kupiansk, site of a regional railroad junction, through Bakhmut and south to the Russian-occupied city of Shakhtarsk in the Donetsk region, Ukraine's military said early Tuesday.
From Reuters ● Feb. 28, 2023
Franny Drumm yelled from the front of the battle line.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 3, 2022
The trees stood shoulder to shoulder, like men in a battle line, all cloaked in white.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
