guerrilla activity

Example Sentences

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In college he spent summers hitchhiking around South America, hiking to Machu Picchu and mostly ignoring warnings of guerrilla activity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

Manny Maung, a researcher for Human Rights Watch, speculated that the village’s relative proximity to the country’s capital might have caused the military to act to deter guerrilla activity in the area.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 14, 2023

“I know that there’s a lot of guerrilla activity there. I know that the terrain is terrible and the diseases are rife, but that’s why it’s such a good place to go.”

From New York Times • Feb. 25, 2016

The rough mountainous terrain will be less accessible for guerrilla activity.

From Slate • Oct. 9, 2015

In recent years, bold reform programs   and significant progress in curtailing guerrilla activity and drug   trafficking have resulted in solid economic growth.

From The 2001 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency