Sentence examples for a small clash from inspiring English sources

It would be easy for even a small clash to get out of hand.

The death of Ernesto Chee" Guevara in a small clash in South-east Bolivia is somewhat ironic.

In March a small clash in a Cairo suburb ended with the army sending in a Salafist sheikh to bring about reconciliation.

He said the authorities tried to stop the militias but, after a small clash, decided to seal off the area while the demolition took place to prevent any violence from spreading.

Most people would think it would be mad to allow for a small clash like that to escalate but once fighting starts it's very difficult for either side to back down.

In Jerusalem's Old City, a smaller clash occurred when Israel authorities banned anyone male under the age of 50 of visiting the popular al-Aqsa mosque.

Even a small border clash between these two assertive giants could light the fuse of a broad and very frightening conflict.

The violence was the latest in a series of relatively small clashes around the country in recent weeks.

Jazz is hard to talk about sometimes, and this is a good example: here's a record that revels in small clashes, silences, key changes, broken-up rhythm patterns.

Assad's coalition does regularly have small clashes with ISIS and has targeted it in a few large operations, such as a public relations-friendly offensive on the ancient city of Palmyra.

Two small clashes between Beni Sakhr Arabs and Ottomans occurred before dark, but a cordon was put round the Ottoman force after the arrival of the 2nd Light Horse Brigade.