How to Use combat in a Sentence

combat

1 of 3 noun

• He was killed in combat.
• Some of these soldiers have never seen combat.
• But how were they used in combat?
  — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 May 2026
• Nothing new with bases or ships or space combat.
  — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
• That stress is a part of daily life in a combat zone.
  — Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2026
• In combat, the goal isn’t to block or parry.
  — Big Think, 29 Oct. 2025
• There’s almost no combat to be found here.
  — Alex James Kane, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
• The sport has started to carve out a niche among combat sport fans.
  — Ivan Carter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 May 2023
• Their press-ons are shellacked and combat-ready.
  — Anna Wiener, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
• The friend he’d joined up with was killed in combat the month before.
  — Max Saltman, CNN Money, 28 June 2026
• The best way to combat that is to clean up your own glove and your own pitches.
  — Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 6 May 2026
• There are weight classes in combat sport for a reason.
  — Mike Defabo, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
• Two of his nephews were later killed in combat.
  — Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 29 June 2026
• But watch for combat to come to a halt until these hostages are released.
  — ABC News, 5 Oct. 2025
• The melee combat had a parry system, as well.
  — Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 4 Sep. 2025
• Rocky, meanwhile, wore a camel trench over a gray tee, along with black jeans and combat boots.
  — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 17 May 2026
• There’s no combat, no dialogue, and no need to rush.
  — Keith Langston, Space.com, 31 May 2026
• Yet Brustein’s legacy will, at least in part, be this air of combat.
  — Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2023
• Each comes equipped with its own high-tech tanks and unique combat abilities.
  — Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
• The following year, he was shot in combat.
  — Jonathan Lemire, The Atlantic, 21 Mar. 2026
• And those are just for offensive combat roles.
  — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025
• That strike marked the munition’s first combat use.
  — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2025
• And his combat aviation skills were good.
  — Angus Fletcher, Big Think, 29 Sep. 2025
• Alan Alda is giving up his combat boots and dog tags for a good cause!
  — Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 7 July 2023
• So my question is going back to your combat action and voice.
  — Fortune Editors, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2023
• It is deployed in active war zones, but is not used for direct combat.
  — Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 19 Jan. 2026
• So season 2 had massive combat boots to fill.
  — Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Jan. 2026
• Press coverage is a hand-to-hand combat game at the line of scrimmage.
  — Joseph Hoyt, Dallas Morning News, 18 Mar. 2026
• Their jump wings had the tiny inlaid gold stars denoting combat jumps.
  — Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 29 Mar. 2026
• The coin Minnick found in his palm was from a combat tour to Afghanistan.
  — Quil Lawrence, NPR, 30 Apr. 2026

combat

2 of 3 verb

• The mayor pledged to combat crime.
• They have been combating the rebels for months.
• Exercise can help combat the effects of stress.
• The drug helps combat infection.
• She dedicated her life to combating poverty.
• To combat this, reach for this set that features a zip-up front.
  — Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 7 Oct. 2025
• This can combat product buildup and grease.
  — Aimee Simeon, Glamour, 7 May 2026
• To combat this, check for flimsy frames, loose hinges, or weak nose pads.
  — Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 26 Mar. 2026
• Purchasing a new hanging plant shelf is a great way to combat this.
  — Tessa Cooper, The Spruce, 25 Apr. 2026
• Air drying a bath mat in the sun is a great way to combat bacteria buildup.
  — Ashley Chalmers, The Spruce, 27 Jan. 2026
• Two engines and one hand crew will continue to combat the blaze.
  — Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 29 Sep. 2025
• Six engines and one hand crew will continue to combat the blaze.
  — Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 6 Sep. 2025
• Or could this be our finest hour in terms of combatting these new forms of pollution.
  — Big Think, 7 Mar. 2026
• How will Vrabel and Maye combat them?
  — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
• How can Maye combat the Broncos’ blitz?
  — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 25 Jan. 2026
• The group just hopped on the cta and will ride in the overnight hours in an effort to combat and deter crime.
  — Jermont Terry, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2026
• One of the best ways to combat this increase and find lower prices is to simply shop around.
  — Liz Knueven, CNBC, 1 Apr. 2026
• And there’s no classier way to combat it than with an espresso martini.
  — Chandler Boese, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2025
• What should the county do to combat its housing crisis?
  — Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
• To combat odor, pour it down drains weekly, and use it to wipe down bathroom surfaces.
  — Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 15 Mar. 2026
• This stretch delivers a gentle way to combat that.
  — Jenny McCoy, Outside, 31 Aug. 2025
• Stay busy to combat pessimistic feelings.
  — Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 10 June 2026
• Specifically to combat ice on side walks, steps, etc.
  — Sam Woodward, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026
• My mom swears by them as a medical hack for combatting nausea, too.
  — Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 27 Feb. 2026
• There are, of course, hair growth products that can combat thinning hair and help achieve fuller, thicker hair.
  — Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 1 Dec. 2023
• Planting shrubs that can grow as high as two stories is a way to combat some of the strife caused by the traffic.
  — Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
• Eating a granola bar can also help combat mild low blood sugar.
  — Sarah Bence, Verywell Health, 30 Jan. 2026
• How is this grant money helping to combat some of those modern pitfalls?
  — Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 16 June 2026
• The good news is that this year, health officials have more tools at their disposal to combat them.
  — Libby Richards, Fortune Well, 13 Oct. 2023
• Alcohol can also combat resin buildup in other places around the home.
  — Sophia Solano, Washington Post, 6 July 2023

combat

3 of 3 adjective

• When his brother was killed, he was placed in a non-combat unit.
  — Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 10 Oct. 2025
• In ensuing years, immersing as an artist helped him through post-combat stress disorder.
  — Dallas News, 22 Dec. 2022
• Lopez had served a non-combat tour in Iraq as a truck driver and was evaluated for a traumatic brain injury.
  — Hanna Park, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2025
• This is the latest in a series of non-combat aviation losses inside Russia.
  — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 13 Nov. 2025
• The program had been restricted to non-combat areas such as English-language training.
  — Rod McGuirk, Star Tribune, 7 Mar. 2021
• Pahon declined to elaborate on the nature of the non-combat incident deaths aside from saying they were not caused by enemy fire.
  — Chiara Vercellone, USA TODAY, 1 Sep. 2021
• The Military Sealift Command is a navy within a navy, a fleet of unmanned, non-combat ships staffed by civilians.
  — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 3 July 2020
• Skarlatos was awarded the nation’s highest honor for non-combat action and played himself in a Clint Eastwood movie about the event.
  — Daniel Flatley, Bloomberg.com, 29 Oct. 2020
• The idea of supersonic non-combat aircraft flying for the Pentagon could finally be here.
  — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 20 July 2022
• Women, meanwhile, were only allowed to take command positions in non-combat roles in the 1970s.
  — Nora McGreevy, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Nov. 2020
• Milley’s comments left open the possibility troops could return for embassy security or another non-combat role.
  — Lolita C. Baldor, BostonGlobe.com, 23 May 2022
• Not an isolated event The crash in Karelia adds to a steady pattern of non-combat aviation incidents inside Russia.
  — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 13 Nov. 2025
• The move would close loopholes that allowed military aircraft to turn off their ADS-B equipment, even when flying on non-combat missions.
  — Zach Wichter, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
• This enables a safe recovery during training exercises or if a strike mission is aborted, a feature aimed at reducing losses during non-combat operations.
  — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 26 Jan. 2026
• Army soldiers, even those in non-combat jobs or those who lack previous firearms experience, must pass a rifle marksmanship test that includes targets as far as 325 yards away after mere days of training.
  — Will Carless, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
• Army soldiers, even those in non-combat jobs or those who lack previous firearms experience, must pass a rifle marksmanship test that includes targets as far as 325 yards away after mere days of training.
  — Ramon Padilla, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
• The continuing non-combat losses and training flight failures point to persistent operational and maintenance challenges within Russia’s air fleet as the war grinds on.
  — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 13 Nov. 2025
• Military flights routinely turned off ADS-B out capabilities, even on non-combat missions.
  — Zach Wichter, USA Today, 17 Feb. 2026
• Her goal for the military includes having the Pentagon achieve net zero-carbon emissions for all non-combat bases and infrastructure by 2030.
  — Grace Segers, CBS News, 4 Sep. 2019
• Black servicemen in America’s segregated military were typically relegated to non-combat jobs, even in the war zone.
  — Sig Christenson, San Antonio Express-News, 6 Dec. 2021
• Whether it was destroyed by Ukrainians or — less plausibly — sunk because of a non-combat onboard explosion of ammunition, the result is both a humiliation and a setback for Vladimir Putin's war efforts.
  — Joel Mathis, The Week, 18 Apr. 2022
• Heavy casualties among African Americans, particularly early in the Vietnam War, and the prospect of better post-military employment options made non-combat units such as logistics a preferred choice.
  — USA Today, 1 Sep. 2020
• By testing systems in combat and non-combat situations, Ukraine’s military gains practical experience integrating unmanned vehicles into daily operations.
  — Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2025
• Military aircraft were previously exempt from the same requirement, but in the aftermath of January's crash, a bipartisan group of senators introduced legislation to require military planes to broadcast their location during non-combat missions.
  — Zach Wichter, USA Today, 15 Dec. 2025
• Wyper said Omni’s predominant business was transporting the families and spouses of active military families into non-combat zones, but had business dating back more than 20 years with the Department of Homeland Security.
  — Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2026