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in battle

idiom

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

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Hegseth did not note that Kelly has earned valor devices on several of the medals shown in the photo which indicate that they were awarded for valor or heroism in battle. Megan Forrester, ABC News, 25 Nov. 2025 At Bucha's military cemetery, Vira Katanenko, 66, visited the grave of her son Andrii, who was killed in battle in the Donetsk region last year. Arkansas Online, 24 Nov. 2025 British documents indicate that the ship did not explode, according to Colombia's government, but Spanish reports suggest the ship was blown up in battle. CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025 Others praised dying in battle in Norse mythology. Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 21 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for in battle

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