see combat

Frequency: 6.57.1 per million words

to experience fighting in a war

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Examples (10)

  • Our platoon has yet to see combat.
  • My grandfather saw combat in the Pacific during World War II.
  • Many of the new recruits will likely see combat within their first year.
  • Did you ever see combat during your service?
  • He joined the army hoping he would never have to see combat.
  • After seeing combat, he was never the same again.
  • The regiment was one of the few that didn't see combat during the initial invasion.
  • The young soldier's journal detailed his fear of seeing combat for the first time.
  • Not every soldier who serves in a war zone will see combat.
  • The veterans who had seen combat shared a bond that others couldn't understand.