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.
• The sport has started to carve out a niche among combat sport fans.
  — Ivan Carter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 May 2023
• Yet Brustein’s legacy will, at least in part, be this air of combat.
  — Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2023
• Add a layer of hairspray across the top to combat flyaways.
  — Carolyn Twersky, Seventeen, 15 June 2023
• The number of Israeli soldiers killed in combat in Gaza since the start of the war has now surpassed 250.
  — Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 6 Apr. 2024
• At the time, the country was fresh off the Korean War, whose combat ended in 1953 as the result of an armistice.
  — Ian Shapira, Washington Post, 17 Dec. 2023
• Alan Alda is giving up his combat boots and dog tags for a good cause!
  — Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 7 July 2023
• The singer’s wardrobe is filled with grungy-cool pieces such as slip dresses, corsets, two-piece sets, and chunky combat boots—all staple items of the decade.
  — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 15 Aug. 2023
• This year marked 50th anniversary of when the last combat troops left South Vietnam.
  — Merrie Monteagudo, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 July 2023
• He was awarded a Bronze Star for heroic service in a combat zone.
  — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2023
• Her husband had been studying in Ukraine, first in Vinnytsia, then Dnipro, the site of some of the most intense combat of the war.
  — Anastacia Galouchka, Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2024
• So my question is going back to your combat action and voice.
  — Fortune Editors, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2023
• Switch up your work shoes with a pair of functional combat boots that are designed with some height, such as the Sorel Cate Lace Bootie.
  — Jessie Quinn, Peoplemag, 21 July 2023
• For the best classic combat boots, consider the cult-favorite Dr. Martens 1460 Boots.
  — Jessie Quinn, Peoplemag, 9 Jan. 2024
• Air forces, unlike ground armies, cannot dig in for cover and still fly combat missions.
  — Stephen Biddle, Foreign Affairs, 10 Aug. 2023
• One man was there with his young daughter, planting a flag for a dead soldier the man had been with in combat in the tough fight around the eastern town of Bakhmut.
  — Greg Palkot, Fox News, 4 July 2023
• Engaged in constant combat for days on end, the armed forces quickly ran short of supplies.
  — WIRED, 6 July 2023
• In just a dozen days, Russia lost as many combat aircraft in its ongoing war in Ukraine.
  — Peter Suciu, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2024
• In 2020, Guarani rushed a nearby construction site, dressed for combat, prompting calls to the police.
  — Terrence McCoy, Washington Post, 2 Jan. 2024
• And in the early 1990s, most roles – except those requiring combat – opened up to women.
  — Emiko Jozuka, CNN, 10 July 2023
• The movie hardly ever turns its gaze out the windows, but the scenery never gets old, since Bhat has a head for creative close-quarters combat.
  — Peter Debruge, Variety, 6 Oct. 2023
• For an edgier aesthetic, look no further than a pair of combat boots.
  — Lauren Dana Ellman, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Sep. 2023
• Some people are, for enough pay, willing to engage in combat or at least run the risk of doing so, while others would not do so for any amount.
  — Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 21 Jan. 2024
• People are brought into those camps, and many of them could have been wounded because they’d been captured in combat.
  — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2024
• Like the games, the series will feature over-the-top vehicular combat centered around cars decked with machine guns and saw blades.
  — Rory Appleton, The Indianapolis Star, 25 May 2023
• In the ensuing weeks, U.S. prisoners of war were released and the last American combat troops were sent home.
  — Norman Kempster, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2023
• Russia has used them multiple times in combat with Ukraine.
  — Sassie Duggleby, Fortune, 15 Mar. 2024
• The teams participated in live-fire drills and hand-to-hand combat and learned how to handle roadside bombs, the biggest threat from Al-Shabaab.
  — Rupa Palla, NBC News, 9 July 2023
• The Israeli military has halted leave for all combat units and drafted reservists to boost aerial defenses amid fears of an escalation with Iran.
  — NBC News, 5 Apr. 2024

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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.
• There are, of course, hair growth products that can combat thinning hair and help achieve fuller, thicker hair.
  — Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 1 Dec. 2023
• To combat the super-abrasive mouths of blues, pros often add a length of 80-pound leader to their rigs.
  — Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 14 June 2023
• 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
• Lankester likes to use the example of whales, who go through menopause and then become the leaders of their pods to show why talking about menopause can help combat ageism.
  — Alana Semuels, Time, 29 June 2023
• At the forefront of their mission is the dedication to combat crimes against children.
  — Molly Peck, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2024
• Americans have been building the tools that will help us to combat climate change for decades, even centuries.
  — Katherine Ott, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 June 2023
• Alcohol can also combat resin buildup in other places around the home.
  — Sophia Solano, Washington Post, 6 July 2023
• Not to mention that a summer dress is the easiest, and most elegant, way to combat the heat in total style.
  — Laura Jackson, Vogue, 16 June 2023
• Under the agreements, most of the money is to be used to combat the nation’s addiction and overdose crisis.
  — Manuel Valdes, Fortune Well, 24 Jan. 2024
• One strategy to combat the falling numbers has been the expansion of the 4K market.
  — Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 15 Dec. 2023
• In the game, your child will lead plant-like creatures called Pikmin, who will help the explorers combat enemies, explore the planet, and find food.
  — Sarah Toscano, Parents, 30 July 2023
• Butler calls for a coalition of allies to combat the gender phantasm.
  — Katha Pollitt, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2024
• This piece is part of a series of stories about today's sports-betting boom and how to combat a gambling addiction.
  — Rachel Epstein, Men's Health, 22 Aug. 2023
• Multipronged attack All of those tactics — the use of AI and local allies, issues and news — are hard to combat, and all can be replicated around the globe.
  — Pranshu Verma, Washington Post, 12 Jan. 2024
• Small groups meet three days a week, as early as an hour before school even begins, to combat pandemic learning loss.
  — Meg Oliver, CBS News, 12 Dec. 2023
• The forestry department said Tuesday a helicopter that can drop more than 300 gallons of water at a time is being used to combat the fire in the hard-to-reach areas.
  — oregonlive, 18 July 2023
• The Black women’s clubs that emerged in the late 19th century meant to combat exclusion; the later White Citizens’ Councils aimed to preserve it.
  — Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2024
• In the mid-1970s, a federal court judge ordered the city to bus students to schools outside their neighborhoods to combat racial segregation.
  — Mike Damiano, BostonGlobe.com, 22 July 2023
• Even as the state has poured resources into combating the problem, the number of people without homes has ticked upward in recent years.
  — Justin Worland, Time, 24 Aug. 2023
• The move is the latest attempt by the ticketing giant to combat the predatory secondary market.
  — Jem Aswad, Variety, 22 Sep. 2023
• Besides the breathable mesh upper, this shoe’s laces help your feet stay comfortable, thanks to its new system designed to combat foot pressure.
  — Caroline Lubinsky, Men's Health, 16 Aug. 2023
• One of the most important levers CEOs can pull to combat disengagement and employee churn is purpose.
  — Alexander Puutio, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
• To help combat this sedentary lifestyle, stretching the surrounding area at least three to five times a week can reduce the ache and improve your performance in your workouts.
  — Andi Breitowich, Women's Health, 16 Aug. 2023
• The project outlines ways to boost Muslim representation in TV and film in order to help combat anti-Muslim hate, erasure and stereotypes.
  — Leah Dolan, CNN, 9 Apr. 2024
• Berger’s interest in brain electricity was not to combat disease, though that was his day job as a physician, but to find a biological basis for his belief in telepathy.
  — Giridhar Kalamangalam, Discover Magazine, 4 Apr. 2024

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combat

3 of 3 adjective

• 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
• Women, meanwhile, were only allowed to take command positions in non-combat roles in the 1970s.
  — Nora McGreevy, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Nov. 2020
• 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 junior sailor was charged with aggravated arson and the willful hazarding of a vessel a fire that was the worst non-combat Navy warship blaze in recent memory.
  — Julie Watson, ajc, 13 Dec. 2021
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Women, meanwhile, were only allowed to take command positions in non-combat roles in the 1970s.
  — Nora McGreevy, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Nov. 2020
• 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 junior sailor was charged with aggravated arson and the willful hazarding of a vessel a fire that was the worst non-combat Navy warship blaze in recent memory.
  — Julie Watson, ajc, 13 Dec. 2021
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Women, meanwhile, were only allowed to take command positions in non-combat roles in the 1970s.
  — Nora McGreevy, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Nov. 2020
• 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 junior sailor was charged with aggravated arson and the willful hazarding of a vessel a fire that was the worst non-combat Navy warship blaze in recent memory.
  — Julie Watson, ajc, 13 Dec. 2021
• 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
• 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

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024