Examples of 'skirmish' in a sentence
Meaning of "skirmish"
A skirmish is a brief, minor fight or battle between small groups of troops. This noun is often used in the context of military history or conflict
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- A brief battle between small groups, usually part of a longer or larger battle or war.
- Any minor dispute.
- A type of outdoor military style game using paintball or similar weapons.
- To engage in a minor battle or dispute
How to use "skirmish" in a sentence
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In the ensuing skirmish four rebels were killed.
You are telling me not to mistake a skirmish forthewar.
That last skirmish did not go so well for me.
Guy went crazy right in the middle of a skirmish.
Heard about your skirmish at the airport.
The skirmish took place at your gate.
There was a little skirmish during the capture.
I came up through the ranks on this skirmish.
My first skirmish was like hunting with my friends.
This is not just another border skirmish.
We got into a skirmish with another group.
You have merely won a minor skirmish.
We had a major skirmish out there tonight.
By later standards the battle was a minor skirmish.
But this skirmish is not necessarily over.
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Conrad himself was wounded in a skirmish with them.
A sectarian skirmish took place at his home.
There were no casualties on either side in the skirmish.
Had a little skirmish with a mortar shell.
Seven natives were also killed in the skirmish.
About a traffic skirmish involving a company car.
After becoming separated during the skirmish.
It was just a skirmish with a fellow shinobi clan.
I want you to stretch the skirmish line.
Take up a skirmish line at the foot of the bluff.
They lost their medic in a recent skirmish.
There was a philosophical skirmish about its mandate.
The separatists withdrew after a brief skirmish.
We were engaged in a skirmish with some goats.
The plaza in the midst of the skirmish.
That little skirmish just cost them four.
They were frequently used for skirmish duty.
This is a simple skirmish between some amish guys.
A skirmish the second day turns into a battle.
He was involved in a skirmish with a violent gang.
This skirmish was simply a patrol to test our strength.
I heard about your skirmish with the indians.
The skirmish lasted for less than an hour.
We had our first skirmish with the savages.
Skirmish game mode allows to play custom matches.
There was a skirmish the day before.
A skirmish has broken out between student protesters.
The governor was killed outright in a skirmish on the coast.
And a good skirmish is a fine distraction.
We will spread out in a skirmish line.
There was a skirmish when an attempt was made to rescue them.
Parking attendant said he heard a skirmish.
Heavy skirmish firing all day.
I am not surprised there is an unfortunate skirmish.
The skirmish resulted in several deaths.
