send sb into combat

Examples (10)

• The general is reluctant to send his troops into combat without better reconnaissance.
• During the major offensive, they sent thousands of soldiers into combat.
• If diplomacy fails, the nation might have to send its army into combat.
• The young recruits were sent into combat with only a few weeks of training.
• It is a grave decision to send men and women into combat.
• The president has not yet authorized the order to send more troops into combat.
• Sending soldiers into combat unprepared is a grave mistake no leader should make.
• The field marshal refused to send his division into combat against overwhelming odds.
• After the surprise attack, the country had no choice but to send its forces into combat.
• The plan was to send the elite units into combat first to secure the area.