There was a skirmish on the football field after the call by the referee. From LearnThat.org.
This skirmish is the first which has taken place on the soil of this State. From Wordnik.com. [The Civil War in America] Reference
I143 Inf.Oct. 8, '623killed in skirmish Shenandoah Val. From Wordnik.com. [Living in Dryden: May 2004 Archives] Reference
The ensuing skirmish is short and sharp but relatively harmless. From Wordnik.com. [One Night for Love]
Any short-term skirmish for influence in Afghanistan will always be won by Pakistan. From Wordnik.com. [The Times of India] Reference
Interesting use of the word skirmish while troops are fighting this is what's going on in Washington as well. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 18, 2007] Reference
For me, that they are weapons of questionable efficacy in this ideological skirmish is the mark of their most indispensable value. From Wordnik.com. [Art and Culture] Reference
The skirmish was the first of what could be several tests for the government panel. From Wordnik.com. [Small leaks spring at BP oil well; cap to stay in place for now] Reference
The skirmish is the first in a nuclear debate that has been largely silent since the 1970s. From Wordnik.com. [STLtoday.com Top News Headlines] Reference
As may be imagined, the white men were in not much of a humour for patience, and the skirmish was a brief one. From Wordnik.com. [The History of Australian Exploration from 1788 to 1888] Reference
When you're in the mood for a deathmatch round against some computer players, the gauntlet (aka skirmish) option is great. From Wordnik.com. [Game Tunnel] Reference
That night an engagement, or it might more justly be termed a skirmish, did take place between the Fenians and the troops at. From Wordnik.com. [The Days Before Yesterday] Reference
The root of the skirmish was a relationship between a girl in one family who was dating a boy in another family, Black said. From Wordnik.com. [greatfallstribune.com - Local News] Reference
The skirmish was a prelude to the Port Hudson siege, where, for 48 days, 30,000 Union troops surrounded and starved 6,800 Confederates. From Wordnik.com. [2theadvocate.com Latest News] Reference
The skirmish is the latest twist in a corporate tug-of-war to merge Norilsk with either Rusal, iron ore maker OOO Metalloinvest, or both. From Wordnik.com. [Russian Magnates' Fight] Reference
CNN: Report: Two Koreas 'navies in skirmish. From Wordnik.com. [POLITICAL HOT TOPICS: November 10, 2009] Reference
How does this look like there is some sort of "skirmish" going on?. From Wordnik.com. [Conscientious: Weblogs: January 2007 Archives] Reference
Or is this some other kind of skirmish that is going on that we still have yet to determine?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 20, 2006] Reference
Van Wyk said there was a "skirmish" between black and white workers and management had intervened to restore peace. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
Telkom's Braamfontein depot who refused to work on Wednesday following a "skirmish" with black employees over a poster. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
She had come here with several certainties — one being that it was time for this "skirmish," as they called it, to end. From Wordnik.com. [Wicked Pleasures]
SANCHEZ: This sounds like the kind of skirmish that we all see from time to time when we got to our neighborhood grocery store. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 17, 2009] Reference
Even in modern times, the usage of terms such as skirmish and conflict are used to describe bellicose events of a lesser nature. From Wordnik.com. [THE FALSE WARS: IRAQ, AFGHANISTAN AND TERROR] Reference
Moving forward: there was a little "skirmish" between my mom and her brother-in-law about who was getting that painting after Nana died. From Wordnik.com. [badbadzoot Diary Entry] Reference
Enables you to play all single-player missions including AI ( 'skirmish') ones. From Wordnik.com. [VeryCD - 电驴资源订阅] Reference
A semantic skirmish over "manipulation" could be next. From Wordnik.com. [Newsmakers] Reference
Defeating Foster was only an early skirmish for cultural conservatives. From Wordnik.com. [The Gop's Private War] Reference
That will be only a skirmish compared with the conflict brewing in China. From Wordnik.com. [BIRTH DEARTH] Reference
The disease never lost a skirmish until protease inhibitors arrived in 1996. From Wordnik.com. [The Angry Prophet Is Dying] Reference
Barnes's rescue saga wasn't his first skirmish with controversy-nor his last. From Wordnik.com. [The Strange Tales of Mr. Barnes] Reference
What is now a war was once only a sideline skirmish, at least at the Olympics. From Wordnik.com. [Soles Of Gold] Reference
In one light, the case is just another skirmish in the gender wars of the 1990s. From Wordnik.com. [Clinton V. Paula Jones] Reference
We walked toward the sound of police bullhorns and got behind their skirmish line. From Wordnik.com. [The Fire Last Time] Reference
The problem is, each skirmish adds to the Iraqi public's resentment of the occupying forces. From Wordnik.com. ['WE ARE YOUR MARTYRS'] Reference
Disney says it will proceed with a careful eye on history, but the skirmish has hurt its image. From Wordnik.com. [The Ride Gets A Little Rougher] Reference
I would like to believe that the Mommy Wars is a media construct, a male-manufactured skirmish. From Wordnik.com. [End the Mommy Wars] Reference
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