Example Sentences
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The many fronts, Warren explained, overextended the British army and navy and prevented reinforcements from reaching Gen. Charles Cornwallis, who was hemmed in at Yorktown and would soon surrender to combined American and French forces.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026
On Tuesday, before Svyrydenko's announcement, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk -- at loggerheads with the country's nationalist president on a number of fronts -- sought to defuse the tensions between Warsaw and Kyiv.
From Barron's • Jun. 23, 2026
The final Deal will confirm the permanent termination of the war on all fronts, including in Lebanon, and other provisions of this paragraph.
From Salon • Jun. 23, 2026
Cruz, who fronts the voracious hardcore band KnuckleSandwich, says he sees TikTok as a major platform for hardcore fans to find one another.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 22, 2026
While the British and French were fighting the Germans at Verdun and the Somme, Russian and Italian troops battled the armies of Austria-Hungary on distant fronts.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
