in battle

idiom

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

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Sword Which weapon does Mira use in battle? Kara Nesvig, Parents, 17 Oct. 2025 Omer Neutra, 21, a fellow American-Israeli from New York, was killed in battle that same day, and his body remains in captivity. Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2025 There were 550,089 young men wounded or killed in battle in the last and bloodiest year of the war in Europe. Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2025 The Aztecs sold her as a slave to a Mayan people who later gave her and other women to the Spanish after being defeated in battle. Jason Ma, Fortune, 13 Oct. 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 24 Oct. 2025.

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