How to Use battle in a Sentence

battle

1 of 2 noun
Definition of battlenext
Synonyms for battlenext
  • The battle continued late into the night.
  • A police officer was injured in a gun battle that took place last night.
  • Thousands of soldiers were willing to go into battle to fight the enemy.
  • That two-day conflict has become one of the most famous battles in history.
  • The company was involved in a legal battle with one of its employees.
  • The five-day battle was fought about 200 miles off the group of islands.
    — CBS News, 2 Oct. 2023
  • The Panthers are back home vs. the Bruins on Tuesday in what could be a battle for the East lead.
    — Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2024
  • But then, at the height of the battle, Snyder’s 20-year-old daughter, Autumn, took her own life.
    — Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Nov. 2023
  • Pugh looks regal in a pearl lace headpiece, while Josh Brolin stands in the fiery remnants of a bloody battle.
    — Vulture, 17 Nov. 2023
  • In the third installment, Spinosaurus and a juvenile T. rex meet in a battle royale in which Spinosaurus is the victor.
    — Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 24 June 2023
  • Hero models were built for close-ups and used in the final battle, including the trench run.
    — Carolyn Giardina, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Oct. 2023
  • The battle for the airwaves has played out in Ukraine for nearly a decade, always in parallel to the clashes at the front.
    — Simon Shuster, Time, 22 June 2023
  • The tactical battle went back and forth, until the Aztecs finally cracked open the game with a 28-8 run.
    — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Jan. 2024
  • The battle of the Kiki vs. the Bouba has long been a trope in romantic comedies, both on the small and silver screen.
    — Sabrina Talbert, Women's Health, 24 June 2023
  • The result of that battle could help shape the future of unionization at the company.
    — WIRED, 13 June 2023
  • The remains of soldiers killed in distant battles may take days, weeks or even months to be returned home.
    — Elvia Limón, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2023
  • Combined, these were the two biggest urban battles for U.S. forces during the Iraq War.
    — Javed Ali, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2023
  • The proxy battles were seeded in Disney’s struggles last year.
    — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2024
  • Then, in a battle royale, Starfish and Goldfish of fishy proportions, the two battled it out to win Group A and move on to the semi-finals.
    — Michael Schneider, Variety, 18 Apr. 2024
  • One of the moose again forces the other to fall on the road as the battle continues within feet of some construction equipment.
    — Sage Marshall, Field & Stream, 30 Nov. 2023
  • Get ready for a lengthy courtroom battle, and with pockets as deep as Apple’s, who knows what the outcome might be?
    — Simon Hill, WIRED, 22 Mar. 2024
  • Still, those actions might spark legal battles that could put the case before the Supreme Court, Yeargain said.
    — Chris Kenning, USA TODAY, 16 Aug. 2023
  • But Scalise would have needed 217 votes to reach a majority in a floor battle with Democrats.
    — Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2023
  • The battle for the bunker in Avdiivka, in eastern Ukraine, was only a small part of one of dozens of clashes raging along a 600-mile front.
    — Marc Santora, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2024
  • In this rabbi’s view, the idea of a battle between faith and reason sets boundaries where none need exist.
    — Randy L. Friedman, The Conversation, 16 Feb. 2024
  • Feuds, legal battles and dramatic exits have changed the future of the show.
    — Emily Blackwood, Peoplemag, 12 Dec. 2023
  • Kate's absence from public view is in stark contrast to King Charles, who is facing his own health battles.
    — Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 28 Feb. 2024
  • Rome, home to some of the world’s most popular tourist sites, has been in a battle to clamp down on obnoxious visitors.
    — Andrew Jeong, Anchorage Daily News, 28 June 2023
  • One of those battle sequences is showcased at the end of the trailer, with thrilling – and terrifying – results.
    — Marianne Garvey, CNN, 11 July 2023
  • An Ohio judge temporarily blocked a law Tuesday that would have banned gender-affirming care for minors, a week before it was set to take effect — the latest juncture in the state’s months-long battle over the issue.
    — Anumita Kaur, Washington Post, 17 Apr. 2024
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battle

2 of 2 verb
  • The Huskies won the first two sets before Bel Air battled back.
    — Anthony Maluso, Baltimore Sun, 18 Sep. 2023
  • Courts have battled over the issue of fair use for decades.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 23 Jan. 2024
  • The two have battled head-to-head twice, each beating the other.
    — Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Nov. 2023
  • Fire crews and air support have been battling the blaze over the past two days.
    — oregonlive, 10 July 2023
  • Star Wars imagines a past when good and evil battled for the future of the universe.
    — Adam Morganstern, Robb Report, 5 Aug. 2023
  • Dunlap quickly reclaimed the lead, lost it again and battled Burns down the stretch, pulling even with a birdie on the 16th.
    — CBS News, 22 Jan. 2024
  • Honnold challenged fans to battle him in the ring for a chance to win a year's free supply of Dr. Squatch soap.
    — Natasha Dye, Peoplemag, 14 June 2023
  • The companies are battling for many of the same low-income shoppers.
    — Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 13 Mar. 2024
  • Thorne battled and rose to QB1 status over Ashford and Geriner in the opening weeks of fall camp.
    — Ainslie Lee | [email protected], al, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Carmakers across the globe are battling falling sales of EVs.
    — Byryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 29 Feb. 2024
  • In the second inning, Jose Siri fell behind 0-2 in the count but battled back to crush a mistake from Olson.
    — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 5 Aug. 2023
  • Two and a half weeks of battling each other will lead to Aug. 12, when the Colts will play the first of three preseason games, a road trip to face the Buffalo Bills.
    — Zion Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 22 July 2023
  • Both moose then resume battling while struggling to keep their footing on the asphalt.
    — Sage Marshall, Field & Stream, 30 Nov. 2023
  • These 14 queens will begin battling it out in a two-part premiere with a talent show challenge — and the twist is the girls will rate each other.
    — Vulture, 6 Dec. 2023
  • Others struggle as the night draws on, growing tired and battling the glare from the headlights of their competitors.
    — Caleb Miller, Car and Driver, 12 June 2023
  • The Michigan-Ohio rivalry carried into the dessert course, when Anani battled it out with Vedaa for the winning dish.
    — Lyndsay C. Green, Detroit Free Press, 19 July 2023
  • On Tuesday, commenters battled it out in the comments of an Instagram post from the Today Show on the topic.
    — Natalia Senanayake, Peoplemag, 19 July 2023
  • As the characters debate ideals, weigh choices, and battle their own and others’ egos, the tale gathers speed.
    — Staff, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Dec. 2023
  • But Hyde has other ideas, and so the two sides battle each other in a deadly game of cat-and-mouse to determine who shall be the master and who his slave.
    — David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Oct. 2023
  • In the most recent batch of Netflix episodes, Leclerc battled for a world championship title and came in as runner-up.
    — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 24 Oct. 2023
  • Brown and McCord battled for the starting job since last January.
    — Nathan Baird, cleveland, 29 Aug. 2023
  • For the past few months, the pope has been battling frequent bouts of bronchitis, cold and the flu, with regular visits to the hospital for checks on his lungs.
    — NBC News, 2 Apr. 2024
  • Amid the heat, California firefighters are battling brush fires around the clock.
    — Jonathan Vigliotti, CBS News, 18 July 2023
  • One of Michael Strahan’s youngest daughters is battling with a malignant brain tumor, and her father is right by her side in the fight.
    — Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 11 Jan. 2024
  • Companies like Tesla have battled to keep the contents of these reports from the public.
    — Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 2 June 2023
  • Companies have battled the scourge of meetings for decades.
    — Mia Gindis, Fortune, 12 July 2023
  • Like, Oasis’ battling Gallaghers, or some gentler brand of bros?
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 12 Mar. 2024
  • It was revealed earlier in the week that Wakefield was battling brain cancer.
    — Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 1 Oct. 2023
  • When a hit goes wrong, she is forced to battle to survive and protect her estranged family.
    — Starr Savoy, ELLE, 28 Aug. 2023
  • But states always weigh what peace would look like against continuing to battle.
    — Branislav L. Slantchev, Foreign Affairs, 1 Apr. 2024

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