How to Use enemy territory in a Sentence

enemy territory

noun

• Once, before a game, Tunney spotted Davis at the far end of the field, in enemy territory, watching the opposing receivers run through drills.
  — Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2024
• The Warriors had this game circled for at least a week: their I-5 rivals in enemy territory, with a chance to surpass them in the standings and take a step toward a coveted tie-breaker.
  — Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 17 Mar. 2024
• Captain Pardo realized that its two-man crew would be forced to eject over enemy territory and face capture or worse.
  — Trip Gabriel, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2023
• Not having Power’s ability to blast on-point punts deep into enemy territory will be a huge loss.
  — Dallas News, 26 Feb. 2023
• Going into enemy territory has been an issue around the Big Ten.
  — Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press, 13 Jan. 2024
• An assault battalion and armored units drove wedges into enemy territory and took heavy losses fighting over a strategic road, Rollo said.
  — Alex Horton, Washington Post, 12 Oct. 2023
• With fighting across the war’s front lines largely at a stalemate, focus has shifted to the air, where Ukraine has increasingly dealt blows to Russia’s more powerful air force and taken aim deeper within enemy territory.
  — Daryna Mayer, NBC News, 25 Jan. 2024
• They are trained to oversee on-site gas refinement and respond to the unique security risks of an Israeli installation just 15 miles from Lebanese waters, which Israel views as enemy territory.
  — Shira Rubin, Washington Post, 10 Aug. 2023
• Today, there’s a different problem: a modern surveillance drone can relay imagery nearly instantaneously to users but miss key developments in enemy territory if it is not positioned directly above the target.
  — David Zikusoka, Foreign Affairs, 2 Feb. 2024
• Tomahawk missiles are capable of striking targets in enemy territory.
  — Motoko Rich, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2023

Last Updated: 29 Aug 2024