How to Use behind enemy lines in a Sentence

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• Sometimes, the job is a little like being sent behind enemy lines to make sure that the other army plays fair.
  — Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 24 May 2023
• Sometimes, the job is a little like being sent behind enemy lines to make sure that the other army plays fair.
  — Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 24 May 2023
• But when he is forced to eject from his doomed plane, Egan finds himself with a new mission to survive behind enemy lines.
  — Hunter Ingram, Variety, 23 Feb. 2024
• If fire camp is the base from which general troops are sent to the front, then spike is the tactical outpost behind enemy lines.
  — Jeff Winkler, The Atlantic, 30 Dec. 2020
• If the Russians sent in reserves from across the border, large numbers of Ukrainian troops could get cut off behind enemy lines.
  — Kamila Hrabchuk, Washington Post, 29 Dec. 2022
• The film tells the story of the daring rescue of over 5,000 animals that were trapped in a wildlife park behind enemy lines during the early days of the Russian-Ukrainian War.
  — Brent Lang, Variety, 18 July 2023
• The teaser trailer soon has the secret mission fail, with Joe and Cruz behind enemy lines and coming under fire.
  — Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 June 2023
• The teaser trailer soon has the secret mission fail, with Joe and Cruz behind enemy lines and coming under fire.
  — Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 June 2023
• They got towed into position by other planes and were then released to fly behind enemy lines with two tons of troops and equipment.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Mar. 2023
• In this film, both men are deployed to the Mediterranean, but when one gets captured behind enemy lines, the other must choose between his own life and saving his comrade.
  — Emily Maskell, Vulture, 26 Oct. 2022
• This makes sense for a unit operating behind enemy lines as the lack of firing signature (no blast, flash or smoke) means that the source of a Lancet cannot be traced, and they can be launched from miles away.
  — David Hambling, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
• Then Maverick and Rooster, shot down behind enemy lines, find the sheltered planes.
  — Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 28 May 2022
• Ukraine has spent the war developing lethal drones that have terrorized troops on the battlefield and struck far behind enemy lines.
  — Michael Schwirtz, New York Times, 4 May 2023
• While most of the men (as many as 150 in one afternoon) have perished, others are stuck behind enemy lines, having bailed out of their crashing planes by parachute.
  — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 26 Jan. 2024
• The timing of the Incheon landing placed American Marines behind enemy lines.
  — Choe Sang-Hun, New York Times, 27 July 2023
• The pictures, released Thursday, added to a growing belief that the blasts may be the result of Ukrainian attacks, suggesting an ability to strike deep behind enemy lines that could help shift the course of the war.
  — Caroline Radnofsky, NBC News, 11 Aug. 2022
• Sherman is slated to share his story from the call to duty and preparation for the mission to landing in Uganda and finishing the mission behind enemy lines.
  — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2022
• One example is the Black Tulip or Cargo 200 groups, who retrieved dead bodies from behind enemy lines while the Ukrainian government was unable to do so.
  — Greta Uehling, The Conversation, 22 Aug. 2022
• These grenades were designed to destroy enemy tanks and soldiers deep behind enemy lines on land where allied soldiers were never meant to tread.
  — John Ismay, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2023
• How in the name of Buddy Ryan could any Eagles fan possibly have a reason for feeling irked over buying a ticket behind enemy lines and catching an Eagles game in prime time!?
  — Dan Gelston, ajc, 2 Nov. 2022
• Jedi trapped behind enemy lines, including Avar Kriss, must fight to help the worlds being pillaged by the Nihil while staying one step ahead of the marauders and their Nameless terrors.
  — EW.com, 2 Nov. 2023
• Though Bakhmut was captured last month in a symbolic victory for the Kremlin, Kyiv will hope that its resistance there and weeks of intense strikes behind enemy lines will have worn down Russian forces.
  — Raf Sanchez, NBC News, 8 June 2023
• Though Bakhmut was captured last month in a symbolic victory for the Kremlin, Kyiv will hope that its resistance there and weeks of intense strikes behind enemy lines will have worn down Russian forces.
  — Raf Sanchez, NBC News, 8 June 2023
• Away from the thunder of the artillery at the front, Ukrainian saboteurs and resistance fighters continue to work behind enemy lines to undermine the Russian war effort.
  — Marc Santora, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2023
• Special forces operating behind enemy lines could use special railroad mines to blow up tracks and trains, stalling the invasion effort.
  — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 2 Aug. 2022
• Those blasts are believed to be the work of resistance fighters, also known as partisans, or Ukrainian special forces working behind enemy lines.
  — Kamila Hrabchuk, Washington Post, 18 Nov. 2022
• Respect for the tradition is essential for Johan, who has resided behind enemy lines in Wellesley since 1973.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 18 Mar. 2021
• Soldiers using jetpacks to buzz above battlefields and slip behind enemy lines may soon be a reality.
  — Jackie Snow, Fortune, 17 Mar. 2021
• Artem’s commander later told her that their unit had advanced behind enemy lines, but lacked a drone to support their mission with aerial reconnaissance.
  — Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 Oct. 2023
• Larger, medium-altitude drones have been used to reach deeper behind enemy lines to target radars and installations.
  — Paul Scharre, Foreign Affairs, 29 Feb. 2024

Last Updated: 27 Jun 2024