skirmish

Example Sentences

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Black does well in the early skirmishing in this Four Knights Game, but fails to respond adequately when Kupchik opens up the play in the center.

From Washington Times

The skirmishing for influence has reached almost comical proportions.

From New York Times

“The fight you saw over infrastructure and streamlining is almost like an opening skirmish in some of the wars to come.”

From Seattle Times

After months of spiralling skirmishes with Jenin's gunmen, Israel on Monday swamped the city's refugee camp with hundreds of commandos backed by combat drones.

From Reuters

The national police on Thursday reported fires or skirmishes in multiple cities overnight, from Toulouse in the south to Lille in the north, though the nexus of tensions was Nanterre and other Paris suburbs.

From Washington Times