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• Her skills in battle earn her the title St. Alia the Knife.
  — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 1 Mar. 2024
• 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
• Even death would have meaning, if he were killed in battle.
  — Oleg Matsnev Gray Beltran, New York Times, 4 Dec. 2023
• Dozens have been wounded in battle, and some have been killed or captured.
  — Nicole Tung, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2024
• Was it newly made in the Kyburg forge or already worn in battle?
  — Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Jan. 2024
• The commander had served in battle, knows what issues the troops need to master.
  — Isabelle Khurshudyan, Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2023
• His trainer’s son had been killed in battle in Gaza weeks before the Games began.
  — Ben Sales, Sun Sentinel, 2 Aug. 2024
• 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
• 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
• But Rhaenyra—as the rightful queen—cannot risk dying in battle.
  — Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 29 July 2024
• 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
• Last week, Arondir was locked in battle with an orc in a week of civilian casualties.
  — Mark Heim | [e-mail], al, 6 Oct. 2022
• Arthur has been killed in battle by Mordred, his son by his own sister, Morgause.
  — Elizabeth Hand, Washington Post, 16 July 2024
• 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
• This life-after-death world features many souls who have fallen in battle.
  — Chris Smith, BGR, 7 Aug. 2022
• But in battle, things can quickly spiral out of control.
  — Marc Santora Tyler Hicks, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2024
• And the decision could have ripple effects in battle grounds, Senate and House races across the country.
  — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 27 Aug. 2022
• Frédéric Bazille, who died in battle about six months after completing this picture, had a crush on Édouard Manet.
  — Washington Post, 7 Mar. 2024
• Set in a not-too-far future, Civil War finds the country already embroiled in battle.
  — Devan Coggan, EW.com, 12 Apr. 2024
• Guillaume died in 1613, eight years after his stepson was killed in battle in Hungary.
  — Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Jan. 2023
• 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
• 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
• Forever, there’s no question that Black Panther and Namor will face off in battle.
  — Chris Smith, BGR, 8 Nov. 2022
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Shayne Burke is a disabled combat veteran who’s been shot at, mortared, and bloodied in battle.
  — Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 29 May 2024
• And like Ryan in the film, the real Niland reportedly wanted to remain in battle when he was ordered to be sent home.
  — Tomris Laffly, EW.com, 6 July 2024
• An image of Ciotti and the Pope walking into the church while grasping each other’s hands—allies in battle—was broadcast around the world.
  — D. T. Max, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 11 Nov 2024