skirmish
Example Sentences
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To an outsider, the situation in Oxford might seem like a classic local skirmish between angry residents and their council.
From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026
That adjective would not apply to a public skirmish between the president of the university and the consultant that conducted the study commissioned by the university.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026
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
Without waiting to catch breath after his heroic skirmish, he began uttering, over these detested feathers, the most horrible imprecations imaginable.
From "Abel's Island" by William Steig
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Much Ado About Nothing
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My Brother Sam is Dead
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