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Recent Examples of battle line
The group polarizes into shifting alliances as battle lines are drawn and re-drawn throughout the dinner party, the conflict between and within the women serving as choreography for the shifting relationships.
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Literary Hub, 24 Feb. 2026
Other candidates, hoping to separate themselves in an extremely crowded field have been unafraid to draw battle lines on this specific proposal, giving some insight into the deep divisions.
—Douglas Schoen, Oc Register, 15 Jan. 2026
The key battle line however, was Greene's campaigning for the adminstration to release the entirety of ‘Epstein files'.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 28 Dec. 2025
Modern Naval planners forget that, for small ships, the transit to the World War II battle line was usually an awkward and often grinding mix of travel.
—Craig Hooper, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
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Literary Hub, 24 Feb. 2026
Other candidates, hoping to separate themselves in an extremely crowded field have been unafraid to draw battle lines on this specific proposal, giving some insight into the deep divisions.
—Douglas Schoen, Oc Register, 15 Jan. 2026
The key battle line however, was Greene's campaigning for the adminstration to release the entirety of ‘Epstein files'.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 28 Dec. 2025
Modern Naval planners forget that, for small ships, the transit to the World War II battle line was usually an awkward and often grinding mix of travel.
—Craig Hooper, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for battle line
Recent Examples of Synonyms for battle line
Noun
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The county registrar of voters would be the front line standing next to him.—
Laurie Perez,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
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After a stint at Camp Hansen in Okinawa, he was dispatched to the Vietnam front lines in 1966.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
29 Mar. 2026
Noun
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In December 2023, Darrell Fletcher had a dead, mature tree fall in front of his car on Druid Park Drive.—
Chevall Pryce,
Baltimore Sun,
2 Apr. 2026
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Police then lost sight of the vehicle before spotting it being driven west on Campbell Avenue, where the driver abruptly stopped in front of a bar, according to Allard.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Battle line.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/battle%20line. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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