Sentence examples for battle were made from inspiring English sources

The Allied forces were moving steadily northward along the island chain leading to the Japanese home islands themselves; the generals and admirals now knew there would be no final victory, but they hoped that if each battle were made more costly to the enemy, the United States would ultimately agree to a negotiated settlement.

Proposals to abolish trial by battle were made in the 17th century, and twice in the 18th, but were unsuccessful.

This battle was made for it.

Skirmishes take place al over town, & the most obscure details of the huge, sprawling battle are made available to strangers.

Tibetan skills in battle are made abundantly evident in "Warriors of the Himalayas: Rediscovering the Arms and Armor of Tibet" at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, a dazzling display of Tibetan war equipment from the 13th to 20th century.

The whole terrifying and chaotic nature of battle is made very clear, right down to listening, during the night, to the groans of the wounded and dying; feeling the dryness and grit in the mouth caused by tearing open packets of gunpowder with your teeth.

It was at this critical point that the decisive move of the battle was made by General Cole.

As Somerset was content to stand and let his foes come to him, the opening move of the battle was made by the Yorkists.

According to Sir Robert Megarry, who wrote of Ashford v Thornton in 2005, the haste was due to a wager of battle being made in another case, though the names of the parties are not known.

If you love sadness, check out our last glimpse of Hodor (and the tree cave, R.I.P), plus a behind-the-scenes look at how the cave battle was made, in the clips and images below.

So while the legal fight over same-sex marriage plays out, couples say the real battle is making relationships last — and their answers defy the prevailing definition of marriage.