Examples of free-fire zone in a Sentence
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For years, Iran has threatened to turn the Strait of Hormuz, a key waterway through which 20% of the world's oil passes, into a free-fire zone if the country is attacked.
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Babak Dehghanpisheh, NBC news, 5 Mar. 2026
The family’s village was in a free-fire zone, and in 1968 it was wiped off the map.
—George Black, The New Republic, 19 Dec. 2022
Many, perhaps most, in Medellin revile him as a homicidal fanatic who turned the town into a free-fire zone.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2022
In 1969, Tom Lacombe was an infantryman in Vietnam, working in a free-fire zone of the Central Highlands, south of An Khe.
—Washington Post, 10 Mar. 2021
The 46th president is lobbing a hand grenade of boring competence into a political free-fire zone.
—Arkansas Online, 7 Dec. 2020
The clash between the heavily armed fighters and the security police turned the city into a free-fire zone, with residents cowering in cars and supermarkets.
—Doug Stanglin, USA TODAY, 18 Oct. 2019
It’s estimated that there were about 1 million to 2 million civilians killed in the war, according to the AP, and many of them were victims of free-fire zones.
—Christianna Silva, Teen Vogue, 16 Mar. 2018
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Babak Dehghanpisheh, NBC news, 5 Mar. 2026
The family’s village was in a free-fire zone, and in 1968 it was wiped off the map.
—George Black, The New Republic, 19 Dec. 2022
Many, perhaps most, in Medellin revile him as a homicidal fanatic who turned the town into a free-fire zone.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2022
In 1969, Tom Lacombe was an infantryman in Vietnam, working in a free-fire zone of the Central Highlands, south of An Khe.
—Washington Post, 10 Mar. 2021
The 46th president is lobbing a hand grenade of boring competence into a political free-fire zone.
—Arkansas Online, 7 Dec. 2020
The clash between the heavily armed fighters and the security police turned the city into a free-fire zone, with residents cowering in cars and supermarkets.
—Doug Stanglin, USA TODAY, 18 Oct. 2019
It’s estimated that there were about 1 million to 2 million civilians killed in the war, according to the AP, and many of them were victims of free-fire zones.
—Christianna Silva, Teen Vogue, 16 Mar. 2018
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“Free-fire zone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/free-fire%20zone. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.
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