join battle
Frequency: 5.03.5 per million words
to begin to fight
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Examples (10)
- The two armies joined battle at dawn.
- The reinforcements will arrive just as we join battle with the enemy.
- The rival political parties are preparing to join battle over the new tax bill.
- By the time the peace treaty was proposed, the knights had already joined battle.
- If the negotiations fail, the two kingdoms will have no choice but to join battle.
- The commander gave the signal to join battle.
- With a great cry, the clans joined battle in the misty valley.
- The two tech giants are set to join battle in court over patent infringement.
- The order is given, and the soldiers advance to join battle.
- At what point did the opposing fleets finally join battle on the open sea?