Sentence examples for for a firefight from inspiring English sources

The crew braced for a firefight.

One theory expressed by Stan Goff, a retired special ops officer who assisted Ms. Tillman's investigation, is that the soldiers responsible were itching for a firefight even though whatever threat existed had long passed.

If you've come to breach the peace, it warns, be ready for a firefight.

One thing is clear: Some say Gritz's covenant communities have injected an eerie sense into this remote Rocky Mountain town that the newcomers are gearing up for a firefight with federal authorities.

Returning to Kabul a few days later, he said, the convoy was stuck for an hour because of a firefight in the area.

In the heat of a firefight, they might aim for the wrong person, for example, or end up shooting that person in the head.

7. Asked by a severely wounded gay Marine in the middle of a firefight to pray for him?

Whatever the cause, the police barricaded themselves on the top floor and called for help as a firefight broke out.

PARIS — A small band of radical Islamist fighters battled French and Malian soldiers for hours in a firefight in Timbuktu on Sunday after infiltrating the Malian city overnight, Malian officials and witnesses said.

The Afghans may learn to walk perfect patrols, but without the ability to sustain themselves on a basic level — to get fuel and ammo, find the enemy, or call for support in a firefight — none of the recent security gains can endure.

Greenwald noted, for instance, that a firefight somewhere else would not justify the attacks portrayed in the video, and that those killed in an apparent attempt to retrieve some of the victims could not plausibly be considered as posing a threat to U.S. forces.