battlefield
noun
bat·tle·field
ˈba-tᵊl-ˌfēld 
1
: a place where a battle is fought
2
: an area of conflict
Examples of battlefield in a Sentence
Hundreds of dead soldiers lay on the battlefield.
wounded soldiers being carried off the battlefield
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Retaliatory tariffs have been deployed by major economies, turning trade into a battlefield of tit-for-tat escalation.
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Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025
Our roads have become battlefields, and California is losing the war against drunk driving.
—Cottie Petrie Norris, Oc Register, 28 Apr. 2025
In the past, the Supreme Court has made clear that during wartime the government can detain indefinitely people who were picked up on the battlefield.
—David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2025
Putin’s recent bid to drag out the diplomatic process suggests the Kremlin thinks its best battlefield days may lie ahead of it.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2025
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Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025
Our roads have become battlefields, and California is losing the war against drunk driving.
—Cottie Petrie Norris, Oc Register, 28 Apr. 2025
In the past, the Supreme Court has made clear that during wartime the government can detain indefinitely people who were picked up on the battlefield.
—David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2025
Putin’s recent bid to drag out the diplomatic process suggests the Kremlin thinks its best battlefield days may lie ahead of it.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for battlefield
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“Battlefield.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/battlefield. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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battlefield
noun
bat·tle·field
-ˌfēld
: a place where a battle is fought or was once fought
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