Sentence examples for to enter combat from inspiring English sources

We were excited to retaliate against Saddam Hussein, to enter combat.

Information on a potential enemy's armed forces that is, personnel, training, equipment, bases, capabilities, manpower levels, disposition, readiness, and other factors pertaining to strength and effectiveness is crucial for a nation that is about to enter combat.

Mr. Harper, whose Conservative Party lacks a voting majority in the House of Commons, has said that unlike the decision to enter combat in Afghanistan, any new Afghan mission would not require Parliament's approval.

And his comment that armor won't help the troops anyway if their truck meets a roadside bomb is an astoundingly callous thing to say to soldiers about to enter combat.

In August 2015, he said that women should be allowed to enter combat "because they're really into it", citing mixed martial artist Rhonda Rousey as someone who would be as capable a fighter as her male colleagues.

U.N. officials say they are struggling to find ways to enter combat zones.

The army, meanwhile, noted that the military had closed Ramallah to civilians, adding that journalists who enter combat zones are endangering their own lives.

There is the great-grandfather of Cicero's nemesis, Catiline, who "was a hero of the war against Hannibal, with the extra claim to fame of being the first man known to have entered combat with a prosthetic hand – probably just a metal hook that replaced his right hand, lost in an earlier battle".

American troops enter combat and die.

It's what fisherman wear when they pull in their nets, what Sumo wrestlers wear when they enter combat.

We were fine, upright people, blessed by God, and should never enter combat with the dastardly Hun while suffering from hangovers.