Examples of 'skirmishes' in a sentence

Meaning of "skirmishes"

Skirmish refers to a minor battle or conflict between small groups, often as part of a larger engagement. It can also describe a brief or limited clash or dispute between individuals or factions
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  • plural of skirmish
  • third-person singular simple present indicative form of skirmish

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These early skirmishes count for nothing.
Skirmishes from maryland to new mexico territory.
These are the last skirmishes of a vanquished army.
Skirmishes were fought in the area as well.
We are having some skirmishes with the natives.
Skirmishes broke out with police forces.
Soldiers in the secret skirmishes of the zaibatsus.
Border skirmishes were common a few decades ago.
I have had similar skirmishes in the past.
These skirmishes were frequent savage and bloody.
Playing games little skirmishes are quite common.
Skirmishes continued as migrants blocked the crossing.
Resulted in many skirmishes and losses of men.
And these are not the normal skirmishes.
Random skirmishes will not do any good.

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You were right by knowing which skirmishes to ignore.
Only some skirmishes and nothing conclusive.
We can not win this war on skirmishes.
There are skirmishes all over the place.
Nor was it the result of a few local skirmishes.
Military skirmishes frequently threatened the ceasefire.
I read of nothing but skirmishes and raids.
These skirmishes weakened the ruling party.
Some minor clashes and skirmishes continued.
Isolated skirmishes would only weaken them.
The patrols of the former were defeated in skirmishes.
A series of skirmishes occurred during this period.
This was the largest of these border skirmishes.
Numerous other skirmishes took place nearby.
The gameplay is focused mostly on multiplayer skirmishes.
His early skirmishes with the law.
I would advise sending out skirmishes first.
Wars and skirmishes around the globe.
There he died in one of its first skirmishes.
These are skirmishes in a long and unequal battle.
The third type of battles are skirmishes.
Direct psychic skirmishes between hyperdimensional factions.
Sightseers gathered to watch the various skirmishes.
He knew about the skirmishes in the office.
Skirmishes such as this have been plaguing the country.
There where frequent skirmishes among them.
A few skirmishes happen even during festival times.
There is plenty skirmishes around here.
Skirmishes between the groups continued.
Do not let old skirmishes cloud your vision.
Skirmishes and attacks become ever more recurrent.
Further small skirmishes took place.
No skirmishes with other trucking concerns.
The result of the skirmishes are disputed.
Skirmishes continued but effectively the action was over.

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