skirmish

Example Sentences

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This being “Primal,” they’re set upon by a group of diminutive flesh-eaters with jagged teeth, igniting a life-or-death skirmish that, miraculously, steals the viewer’s breath.

From Salon • Feb. 1, 2026

During yet another skirmish outside, a woman came in sobbing.

From Slate • Jan. 25, 2026

India, which the U.S. hit with 50% tariffs despite its early push for a trade deal, struck a trade pact with China last fall, repairing a relationship strained after a 2024 border skirmish.

From Barron's • Jan. 23, 2026

But he’s not much help to her, and as the title implies, this is merely one skirmish in humanity’s sprawling struggle for freedom that has, and will, drag on forever.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2025

I reveled in long ships with oars; I loved polished lances, arrows in the skirmish, the shapes of doom that others shake to see.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer