How to Use enemy territory in a Sentence

enemy territory

noun
  • A lot of teams would go for a QB sneak on fourth-and-inches in enemy territory.
    — Charlotte Observer, 16 Dec. 2025
  • Fly a dragon into enemy territory, hang your enemy’s head on a spike!
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 21 July 2024
  • Saving the lives of his fellow warriors from what could have been a catastrophic crash deep in enemy territory.
    — Time Staff, Time, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Moreover, for the victor, enemy territory that has been taken and annexed will still need to be governed and policed.
    — Lawrence D. Freedman, Foreign Affairs, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Captain Pardo realized that its two-man crew would be forced to eject over enemy territory and face capture or worse.
    — Trip Gabriel, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2023
  • Not having Power’s ability to blast on-point punts deep into enemy territory will be a huge loss.
    — Dallas News, 26 Feb. 2023
  • Stranded in an unfamiliar area that she's known as enemy territory, Chang must rely on strangers to find her way back home.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 15 May 2026
  • True hostile, enemy territory the likes of which even the most rabid Knicks fan base can’t infiltrate across the country.
    — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 1 June 2026
  • Vrabel, on the other hand, has called for the Patriots to go for it often when in enemy territory with fewer than six yards to go.
    — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 16 Jan. 2026
  • Going into enemy territory has been an issue around the Big Ten.
    — Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press, 13 Jan. 2024
  • When the bombers went into enemy territory, the ones carrying a Goblin would open their bomb bays and lower the tiny fighter on a dirty big trapeze.
    — New Atlas, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Such a rescue has never happened before in so violent an enemy territory.
    — NBC news, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Foundation is training robots to survey enemy territory and plans to move into front-line deployments, where civilians are out of reach.
    — Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 3 Apr. 2026
  • So if Belichick does truly want to change the narrative around his time at the program, coming away with a big win in enemy territory would go a long way in doing that.
    — Reice Shipley, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Just like previously, when the Jets went for it in enemy territory, the Rams made the Jets pay following the turnover on downs.
    — Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 22 Dec. 2024
  • Originally designed for sea launch, this variant could be deployed from bombers to attack targets deep inside enemy territory.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Traditional planes have stayed in safer airspace behind the frontlines, while cheaper uncrewed systems strike deep into enemy territory.
    — Stacie L. Pettyjohn, Foreign Affairs, 10 Mar. 2025
  • Once, before a game, Tunney spotted Davis at the far end of the field, in enemy territory, watching the opposing receivers run through drills.
    — Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2024
  • An assault battalion and armored units drove wedges into enemy territory and took heavy losses fighting over a strategic road, Rollo said.
    — Alex Horton, Washington Post, 12 Oct. 2023
  • That charge into enemy territory was an indication of what Kilman will bring to West Ham this season.
    — Roshane Thomas, The Athletic, 25 Aug. 2024
  • Small units of them move quickly to avoid detection, seeking opportunities to encroach on enemy territory.
    — Olivier Kempf, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Cook is worried about the implications of these sorts of actions for American service members in enemy territory.
    — Clint Smith, The Atlantic, 9 June 2026
  • And Russia, like any country at war, has an incentive to disrupt supply lines, sow confusion, and dampen public morale in enemy territory.
    — Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 2 Feb. 2026
  • One is filled with burn-it-down insurrectionists, like Rufo, who see universities primarily as enemy territory, a stronghold of the left.
    — Nicholas Lemann, New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Rather than flying directly over enemy territory, strategic bombers can launch stand-off weapons from safer distances while remaining protected by friendly air defenses and fighter escorts.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 23 June 2026
  • Perhaps that’s the type of mindset Hollins has entering enemy territory, wanting to be an animal to help his Bills reach the Super Bowl.
    — Scott Thompson, Fox News, 26 Jan. 2025
  • The missiles have a range of up to 190 miles, allowing deep penetration into enemy territory while evading advanced air defense systems.
    — Dan Perry, Newsweek, 5 Jan. 2025
  • Tomahawk missiles are capable of striking targets in enemy territory.
    — Motoko Rich, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2023
  • Country music star Morgan Wallen played a concert in enemy territory over the weekend, but managed to get the last laugh while reminding the thousands of fans in attendance where his allegiances fall.
    — Mark Harris Outkick, FOXNews.com, 19 Apr. 2026
  • Countless soldiers died building Rome’s Appian Way through enemy territory.
    — Gene Marks, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025

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