in combat with
Frequency: 6.05.5 per million words
specifies the opponent in a fight
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Examples (10)
- The soldiers are in combat with rebel forces.
- The knights were locked in mortal combat with the invading army.
- If our forces engage, they will be in combat with a well-equipped enemy.
- The hero found himself in single combat with the dragon.
- A lone warrior was in close combat with multiple assailants.
- He had been in combat with enemy pilots several times before.
- The political party is now in open combat with its former allies.
- For how long were they in combat with the insurgents before reinforcements arrived?
- Our records show the unit was in direct combat with hostile troops on three occasions.
- The documentary showed footage of soldiers in fierce combat with the enemy deep in the jungle.