in battle

idiom

: while fighting in a war
the brave warriors who died/fell in battle

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When Code Talkers were deployed in battle they were assigned Marine escorts for protection after multiple Code Talkers were mistaken for Japanese soldiers and confronted by US troops. Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2025 Yermak said Russia proposed exchanging the children for Russian prisoners of war captured in battle, which the Ukrainians flatly refused. Mike Brest, The Washington Examiner, 7 July 2025 The first submarine used in battle was built here Known as The Turtle and on display at the Connecticut River Museum, the craft was used in battle against the Royal Navy during the Revolutionary War. Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 13 July 2025 The Incas had advanced calendars and ceramics as well, and perfected a type of neurosurgery, likely to treat skull wounds suffered in battle, among other ailments. Sam Kean, The Atlantic, 26 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for in battle

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“In battle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20battle. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.

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