Below you will find example sentences with "enemy lines". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.
Enemy Lines in a sentence
Corpus data
- Displayed example sentences: 20
- Discovered as a combination around: enemy
- Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 10
- Phrase length: 2 words
- Average sentence length: 29.8 words
Sentence profile
- Phrase position: 1 start, 11 middle, 8 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis
- The phrase "enemy lines" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 29.8 words and is mostly made up of statements.
- Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as caught behind enemy lines, desert behind enemy lines to sneak, behind, soldiers and infiltrate stand out.
- In the phrase index, this combination connects with cruise lines, transmission lines, two lines and enemy forces, linking the page to nearby combinations.
Example types with enemy lines
This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:
Instagram was the medium of choice as words were hurled across enemy lines. (13 words)
At the Battle of Cunaxa, the Greek mercenaries proved their worth and routed the enemy lines. (16 words)
Foot mobile, their frontline mission is to infiltrate or flank enemy lines to envelop or mount rear attacks on enemy forces. (21 words)
About 16 kilometres north of Naramata on the east side of Okanagan Lake was once a top-secret base called Commando Bay where 13 Chinese-Canadians were trained to work behind enemy lines in South East Asia during the Second World War. (42 words)
On the eve of D-Day, a team of paratroopers sneaks behind enemy lines in France to take out a communications tower, and finds a Nazi outpost where the goings-on are a good deal scarier than expected. (38 words)
An Osprey launched from an amphibious ship or offshore sea base may wish to conduct Mounted Vertical Maneuver operations wherein Marines drop in behind enemy lines to gather intelligence, support friendly troops of launch targeted, covert attacks. (37 words)
Example sentences (20)
Game Attributes: Being fluent in five languages allows him to infiltrate enemy lines wearing a stolen enemy uniform and divert or give deceptive orders to enemy soldiers.
Wearing enemy uniforms and using enemy equipment to infiltrate or achieve surprise is also permissible though they can be punished as spies if caught behind enemy lines.
From there, it’s their job to get behind enemy lines and take care of any stragglers or enemy snipers at key areas which will help their team secure more ground and ultimately win matches.
Foot mobile, their frontline mission is to infiltrate or flank enemy lines to envelop or mount rear attacks on enemy forces.
During the charge, the pikemen held their lances vertically so that this huge mass of wood and iron could block enemy projectiles, lowering their sarissas at the very last moment to strike the enemy lines.
OSS specialized in special operations, dropping operatives behind enemy lines to engage in organized guerrilla warfare as well as to gather information on such things as enemy resources and troop movements.
Soldiers who penetrates enemy lines in proper uniforms for the purpose of acquiring intelligence are not considered spies but are lawful combatants entitled to be treated as prisoners of war upon capture by the enemy.
To make the mission easier and successful, soldiers or agents wear disguises to conceal their true identity from the enemy while penetrating enemy lines for intelligence gathering.
About 16 kilometres north of Naramata on the east side of Okanagan Lake was once a top-secret base called Commando Bay where 13 Chinese-Canadians were trained to work behind enemy lines in South East Asia during the Second World War.
At the Battle of Cunaxa, the Greek mercenaries proved their worth and routed the enemy lines.
For a Ukrainian resistance group behind enemy lines - they have seen first-hand Belarus’ involvement in the systematic abduction of Ukrainian children.
From there the film never lets up as a squad of soldiers led by Captain John H. Miller () is tasked with moving through enemy lines in search of a single soldier and bringing him home.
During the war, the Littlewoods building was requisitioned by the government and became the home of the postal censorship department, inspecting mail to prevent the risk of sensitive information crossing enemy lines.
In some instances, Ukrainian officials have appealed directly to Mr. Musk to turn on Starlink access during military operations so they can conduct drone strikes across enemy lines — requests that the billionaire has not always approved.
Its events run parallel to Sniper Elite 5, as new protagonist Harry Hawker finds himself behind enemy lines in a more urban setting – Lyon.
Just days before, 55 men of his new detachment had parachuted into the desert behind enemy lines to sneak up on German and Italian airfields on the North African coast and blow them to smithereens.
A huge box-office smash featuring assorted murderers, psychopaths and various other army prisoners, all given a chance of redemption in a hopeless suicide mission behind enemy lines.
An Osprey launched from an amphibious ship or offshore sea base may wish to conduct Mounted Vertical Maneuver operations wherein Marines drop in behind enemy lines to gather intelligence, support friendly troops of launch targeted, covert attacks.
Instagram was the medium of choice as words were hurled across enemy lines.
On the eve of D-Day, a team of paratroopers sneaks behind enemy lines in France to take out a communications tower, and finds a Nazi outpost where the goings-on are a good deal scarier than expected.