Examples of 'first skirmish' in a sentence

Meaning of "first skirmish"

first skirmish: A small and preliminary battle or conflict, typically the first in a series of battles. It can also be used metaphorically to refer to the initial confrontation in a different context, such as an argument or competition

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first skirmish
My first skirmish was like hunting with my friends.
I would not make it through the first skirmish.
We had our first skirmish with the savages.
Sergeant Bundgaard chose to move north after the first skirmish.
It was the first skirmish of what is certain to be a long and.
Perhaps a Tatar will chop off your heads in the very first skirmish.
Just the first skirmish.
My first skirmish was pretty much like hunting in them woods with my friends.
But this is my first skirmish with Apaches.
With all my ailments I would not make it through the first skirmish.
Four men were killed in the first skirmish and several heads of livestock were captured.
I've decided to perish in the first skirmish.
The first skirmish off the coast of Tsugaru is imminent.
The same day his unit fought the first skirmish against the Germans.
This is the first skirmish of an enormous struggle, infinite in its implications.

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Cao Cao was defeated by Ma Chao in the first skirmish of the battle.
This my first skirmish with Apaches.
It is so discouraging to be defeated by the first skirmish … “.
The previous day the first skirmish between German and Finnish troops in Pudasjärvi.
Our secret, will no longer be secret. After the first skirmish.
The first skirmish between the two forces had taken place on 3 May.
And now… it's time for the first skirmish against one of your enemies.
My first skirmish with Cy wasn't the most auspicious of starts, was it?
Sign up . - With all my ailments I would not make it through the first skirmish.
At the first skirmish with the Undead, Skullfire is killed and later resurrected.
Does not matter . After the first skirmish our secret will no longer be secret.
On August 2, the first skirmish between the Imperial vanguard and Ottoman horsemen occurred.
According to Cassius Dio, the first skirmish occurred over the possession of a watering-place.
Ours is the first skirmish of an enormous struggle, infinite in its implications . ".
Mission 1, First Skirmish - A good way to learn the game.

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