How to Use in battle in a Sentence
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Her skills in battle earn her the title St. Alia the Knife.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 1 Mar. 2024
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But when his forces are overwhelmed in battle, Kratos pledges his life to Ares, the god of war, to turn the tide.
—Alyse Stanley, Washington Post, 11 Nov. 2022
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Even death would have meaning, if he were killed in battle.
—Oleg Matsnev Gray Beltran, New York Times, 4 Dec. 2023
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Dozens have been wounded in battle, and some have been killed or captured.
—Nicole Tung, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2024
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Was it newly made in the Kyburg forge or already worn in battle?
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Jan. 2024
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The commander had served in battle, knows what issues the troops need to master.
—Isabelle Khurshudyan, Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2023
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The United States has a stockpile of cluster munitions, but is last known to have used the weapons in battle in Iraq in 2003.
—Júlia Ledur, Washington Post, 7 July 2023
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Laurence O'Fuarain stars as Fjall, part of a clan of warriors now on a mission of vengeance after a loved one dies in battle.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 26 Sep. 2022
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The arguments in the case Machine guns were developed at the end of the 1800s for use as military weapons in battle.
—Nina Totenberg, NPR, 28 Feb. 2024
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Last week, Arondir was locked in battle with an orc in a week of civilian casualties.
—Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 6 Oct. 2022
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While dying in battle would have made a lot of sense for this particular Avenger, that’s not the route Marvel chose for T’Challa.
—Chris Smith, BGR, 29 Dec. 2022
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This life-after-death world features many souls who have fallen in battle.
—Chris Smith, BGR, 7 Aug. 2022
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But in battle, things can quickly spiral out of control.
—Marc Santora Tyler Hicks, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2024
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And the decision could have ripple effects in battle grounds, Senate and House races across the country.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 27 Aug. 2022
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Frédéric Bazille, who died in battle about six months after completing this picture, had a crush on Édouard Manet.
—Washington Post, 7 Mar. 2024
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Set in a not-too-far future, Civil War finds the country already embroiled in battle.
—Devan Coggan, EW.com, 12 Apr. 2024
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Guillaume died in 1613, eight years after his stepson was killed in battle in Hungary.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Jan. 2023
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Ten soldiers were killed in battle in the northern part of the enclave, most of them under the age of 25, according to the Israeli military.
—Margherita Stancati, WSJ, 13 Dec. 2023
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Signs that she was wounded in combat, then treated and healed, could rewrite the role of Egyptian women in battle.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 29 May 2024
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Forever, there’s no question that Black Panther and Namor will face off in battle.
—Chris Smith, BGR, 8 Nov. 2022
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The national film archive was blown open in battle, its treasures now yellowing in the sun.
—Declan Walsh Ivor Prickett, New York Times, 5 June 2024
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Pistols were first created for officers to shoot their own men, in order to force them to charge in battle.
—Jesse Ball, Harper's Magazine, 9 Jan. 2024
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The armies of what is now Russia have a history of using artillery in battle that dates back to the fourteenth century.
—Hope Hodge Seck, Popular Mechanics, 21 Aug. 2023
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Many of the vets who apply and are accepted into the free program suffered head trauma in battle or have PTSD.
—Terry Spencer, Anchorage Daily News, 10 June 2023
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Shayne Burke is a disabled combat veteran who’s been shot at, mortared, and bloodied in battle.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 29 May 2024
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Her internet handle is a reference to the Valkyries of Norse myth (the maidens of Odin who choose the heroes to be slain in battle and guide them to Valhalla).
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 13 Nov. 2023
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Bald Butler is shown only briefly in the preview, mainly in battle sequences.
—Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2023
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Bald Butler is shown only briefly in the preview, mainly in battle sequences.
—Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2023
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That Aegon doesn’t belong in battle, especially on the back of a dragon?
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 14 July 2024
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Women CEOs lead Fortune 500 companies, run countries and command men in battle.
—John Blake, CNN, 15 July 2024
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