skirmish

But if the first go-rounds last year were tragedy—depressing stocks, spiking prices, and rending hearts in both countries—the latest skirmish is starting to look more like farce.

From Slate ● Aug. 25, 2026

Iran continued negotiations with the U.S. for financial relief despite an overnight military skirmish and internal hard-line opposition.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 26, 2026

“Hilarious,” Smart said with a smirk of the postgame skirmish.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 27, 2026

According to him the war in Lebanon is "a separate skirmish".

From BBC ● Apr. 9, 2026

We started advancing in as wide a skirmish line as I had seen, but there was still no return fire.

From "Fallen Angels" by Walter Dean Myers

In the room, the prime minister was briefed that “we were somewhat surprised” that “there are still a number of skirmishes and a large number of casualties.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

Thanks to skirmishes with Bordeaux-Begles in the Champions Cup, Pollock has pantomime villain status in the country.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026

Unitree humanoids are among the world's most recognisable, having wowed audiences with fluid martial arts dances and robot-on-robot kickboxing skirmishes.

From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026

The book ends with a few skirmishes during the Reagan administration, including when U.S.

From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026

Whatever bow they carried, all of Balaq’s men were sharp-eyed, seasoned veterans who had proved their worth in a hundred battles, raids, and skirmishes.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

He skirmished with health department officials and at times the White House, where some came to regard him as a rogue agent, the Journal previously reported.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026

Even as Europe’s leaders skirmished over Ukrainian grain, Ukraine itself was given encouragement on Thursday that it would eventually be accepted into the European military fold.

From New York Times ● Apr. 20, 2023

Both empires had ambitions to expand their influence, and they regularly skirmished with one another and attempted to meddle in each other’s politics, including by supporting rival claimants to the throne.

From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023

Smoke arose from the streets outside the stately Parliament complex as police and protesters skirmished, though police said no tear gas was deployed and reported seizing smoke grenades from protesters.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 19, 2022

For generations they had skirmished on the wrong side of the law, hoarding enough funds to become legitimate.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer

It was also the first conflict-related death recorded outside Iran in nearly two months of skirmishing that has mainly involved military or infrastructure targets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026

Amid the legal skirmishing, news of the indictment was a relief to the victim jewelers, at least eight of whom are based in L.A.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2025

The Iran-backed organization has been skirmishing with Israeli forces.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 17, 2023

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 ● Jul. 11, 2023

Now Jerry waited for Carter to emerge from the jungle of skirmishing bodies as Guilmet plunged off tackle.

From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier