battle line
the line along which warring troops meet.
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How to use battle line in a sentence
The rioters lofted his limp, unconscious body to the doorway—the battle line.
The dominant view that the law is a power grab for conservatives seems supported by the way battle lines are being drawn on these legal challenges, pitting the GOP against a range of nonprofits that want to increase voter access.
Georgia Secretary of State Declares Pandemic ‘Gone’ and Expanded Voting Access Over | Jose Pagliery | July 30, 2021 | The Daily BeastDespite a timeworn narrative, there is no sharply drawn battle line dividing experts who completely support or completely oppose phonics.
Is there really a ‘science of reading’ that tells us exactly how to teach kids to read? | Valerie Strauss | January 26, 2021 | Washington PostAs the ad-selling duopoly of Google and Facebook comes under fire by antitrust regulators, the biggest tech players are drawing battle lines around companies’ use of people’s data.
GitHub CEO: We’re nuking all tracking ‘cookies’ and you should too | rhhackettfortune | December 17, 2020 | FortuneToday’s hearing mostly set up the battle lines for the rest of the week.
The Battle Lines Are Set After The First Day Of The Amy Coney Barrett Hearings | Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux (Amelia.Thomson-DeVeaux@abc.com) | October 12, 2020 | FiveThirtyEight
White thought children could tell the difference without adult assistance, and there the battle line was drawn.
Jill Lepore on When Life Begins and Ends in ‘The Mansions of Happiness’ | Malcolm Jones | June 21, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThus we seesawed back and forth along a mile and a quarter of battle-line, with the firing equal in intensity from wing to wing.
A Virginia Scout | Hugh PendexterBoth sides are therefore likely to attempt it, though not necessary at the same time or in the same part of a long battle line.
Manual of Military Training | James A. MossAs he spoke the deep thunder of guns came from invisible points along the long battle-line.
The Hosts of the Air | Joseph A. AltshelerDuring the night the Confederates retired from the advance positions gained during the day to their original battle line.
Manasses (Bull Run) National Battlefield Park-Virginia | Francis F. WilshinBarring the Philippines (and their uncertain value) we have no far-flung battle line to lure our vision beyond borders.
Where Half The World Is Waking Up | Clarence Poe
British Dictionary definitions for battle line
the line along which troops are positioned for battle
the battle lines are drawn conflict or argument is about to occur between opposing people or groups
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