Sentence examples for a brief clash from inspiring English sources

The rebels fled after a brief clash, said the military chief of staff, Gen. Angelo Reyes.

In the eastern province of Tunceli, rebels opened fire on a military base, triggering a brief clash.

In mid-April, as many as 200 civilians were killed in the lakeside town of Baga after a brief clash between the military and insurgents.

He exploited a brief clash to resign his staff position, then grumbled to a fellow aide of Washington, "He shall, for once at least, repent his ill humor".

Large numbers of militants chased out the police after a brief clash in Nawa Barakzai, in Helmand Province, near the Pakistan border, a local police official said.

7.48pm BST Reports of a brief clash between police and a small group of people with officers being pushed back to the edge of the square.

A brief encounter.

A few brief clashes ensued, but for the most part, a day that some had feared would descend into chaos passed peacefully.

A few brief clashes broke out early between riot police officers and masked youths, some wearing swimming goggles to protect their eyes from tear gas.

Not unexpectedly, this contemporary-minded conductor made much of the work's sharper edges: he had the violins lean on a passing note in the Act III prelude, highlighting a brief semitone clash.

The North Korean military has been increasing its submarine capabilities to compensate for its decrepit naval fleet, especially after its defeat in a brief naval clash last November, Mr. Ha said.