Example sentences for: battle

How can you use “battle” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • "Just Before the Battle, Mother," one of the most popular songs of the Civil War, sold over a million copies in sheet music, an interesting thing to contemplate (or call for at a karaoke bar) as we await the debut of Talk magazine (as I understand it, an abbreviated form of the original title, Talk Is Cheap ) and the resumption of Tina Brown-mocking.

  • In Britain, a long-running controversy over genetically modified (GM) crops took on aspects of a constitutional battle after Prince Charles defied Prime Minister Tony Blair by publishing an article Tuesday in the Daily Mail criticizing the regulations governing their production.

  • Wednesday, Le Monde , in its main headline, portrayed France as the leader of the last battle to stop a war against Iraq and reprinted in French translation Tom Clancy's anti-bombing New York Times article on its front page.

  • Hoodlum , directed by Bill Duke, tells the story of Ellsworth "Bumpy" Johnson, a black gangster who did battle with mobster Dutch Schultz in the 1930s.

  • This question tapped an ongoing battle between staunch conservative Christians and liberal-minded believers on topics ranging from PBS's Frontline special "From Jesus to Christ" to the interplay of politics, Christians, and gays.


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