Sentence examples for brief clash from inspiring English sources

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

The official Antara news agency said two students were hospitalized with bayonet wounds after a brief clash with troops.

After a brief clash of machetes, the men, in boots with jangling spurs, are joined by women in sandals.

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".

The United States command said that 10 enemy soldiers were killed during brief clashes.

There were brief clashes with some Catholic activists who were protecting the cathedral from vandals; in previous years, the building had been spray-painted with anti-clerical slogans.

Brief clashes were reported in London, where the police were out in force with dozens of riot vans, canine units and hundreds of officers.

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.

Local media say there were "brief clashes", after protesters said they would not allow any buses out of the school grounds.