Sentence examples for during a fighting from inspiring English sources

The only German forces in the area were elements of the 1st Parachute Division, which engaged the advancing British in ambushes and at roadblocks during a fighting withdrawal north.

The only German forces in the area were elements of the 1st Parachute Division (1. Fallschirmjäger Division), which engaged the advancing British in ambushes and at roadblocks during a fighting withdrawal north.

Tapper asks for clarity on the whole "removing troop vis a vis the 'fighting season'" thing, pointing out that the generals in Afghanistan generally prefer to not draw down during a "fighting season," because, you know, fighting season is all right for fighting.

My focus as a writer is to help you have a fighting chance during your divorce.

A British man who said he strangled his wife during a nightmare about fighting off an intruder has been found not guilty in her death.

He did not describe the rest of the attack – which was strange but telling, because during the fighting a bullet tore into his right leg and ankle and took him out of action.

He'd strangled her during a nightmare about fighting off an intruder.

He was described by those who knew him at the time as a well-organized leader, not a guerrilla; during fighting between the Palestinian fedayeen and King Hussein's troops, he stayed in his office.

Here, he equates a young man visiting his girlfriend during a snowstorm to a mortal fighting the gods, and proclaims: "So don't be afraid to speak honestly / About how you obeyed beauty's call.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, an opposition group based in Britain, said the rebels were able to hit a helicopter and cause considerable damage to a tank during the fighting.

In a separate incident, an oil tank at Libya's largest oil export terminal in Sidra caught fire when it was struck by a rocket during fighting.