Examples of in battle in a Sentence
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Marshall had hoped to command troops in battle, but his organizational skills, focus, and discipline meant that his commanding officers preferred to have him on their staffs.
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Barbara Spindel, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 June 2024
The national film archive was blown open in battle, its treasures now yellowing in the sun.
—Declan Walsh Ivor Prickett, New York Times, 5 June 2024
The legendary Oglala warrior was never defeated in battle, never signed a treaty, never allowed himself to be photographed.
—The Week Us, theweek, 14 May 2024
Her skills in battle earn her the title St. Alia the Knife.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 1 Mar. 2024
Signs that she was wounded in combat, then treated and healed, could rewrite the role of Egyptian women in battle.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 29 May 2024
Shayne Burke is a disabled combat veteran who’s been shot at, mortared, and bloodied in battle.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 29 May 2024
Many were killed in action or injured, including George Lesser, who was wounded in battle in October 1951.
—Aeriel Storey, Baltimore Sun, 5 Apr. 2024
Yet from the movie’s powerful opening sequence, which follows a funeral procession for four soldiers killed in battle, Loznitsa reminds us that the war continues to extract a devastating cost from its victims.
—Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 16 May 2024
Barbara Spindel, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 June 2024
The national film archive was blown open in battle, its treasures now yellowing in the sun.
—Declan Walsh Ivor Prickett, New York Times, 5 June 2024
The legendary Oglala warrior was never defeated in battle, never signed a treaty, never allowed himself to be photographed.
—The Week Us, theweek, 14 May 2024
Her skills in battle earn her the title St. Alia the Knife.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 1 Mar. 2024
Signs that she was wounded in combat, then treated and healed, could rewrite the role of Egyptian women in battle.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 29 May 2024
Shayne Burke is a disabled combat veteran who’s been shot at, mortared, and bloodied in battle.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 29 May 2024
Many were killed in action or injured, including George Lesser, who was wounded in battle in October 1951.
—Aeriel Storey, Baltimore Sun, 5 Apr. 2024
Yet from the movie’s powerful opening sequence, which follows a funeral procession for four soldiers killed in battle, Loznitsa reminds us that the war continues to extract a devastating cost from its victims.
—Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 16 May 2024
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“In battle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20battle. Accessed 18 Jun. 2024.
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