in battle

idiom

: while fighting in a war
the brave warriors who died/fell in battle

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But the best endemic life in MH Wilds can be used in battle, and your Palico pal can even develop new abilities and tools to help you in fights, in exchange for some endemic life. Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025 The procedure was initially viewed as a method to help numb a patient for surgery, after an injury (as in the case of soldiers wounded in battle), or to ease chronic pain conditions, such as sciatica. Stephen C. George, Discover Magazine, 20 Feb. 2025 Soldiers die not in battle, but from hunger, yet the government does not care about them. The Learning Network, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025 Things can also get frustratingly chaotic in battle when too many enemies and allies are crammed into tight quarters. Hayes Madsen, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for in battle

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“In battle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20battle. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.

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