Sentence examples for in a sharp fight from inspiring English sources

On 27 October the Middlesex continued the advance and was involved in a sharp fight in the hills west of the river near the village of Yongsong-ni.

Meanwhile, on 27 October the Middlesex continued the brigade's advance, and was involved in a sharp fight in the hills west of the river near the village of Yongsong-ni, killing 35 North Koreans and capturing 80 prisoners, while American aircraft destroyed 10 North Korean T-34 tanks and two SU-76 self-propelled guns.

The battle lines are taking shape in what is certain to be a sharp fight — and possibly a long one — over the film ratings system and the way it handles smoking.

The 29th distinguished itself in Virginia during the campaign to capture Petersburg and Richmond, including a sharp fight near the frontline defenses of Richmond on Oct. 13, 1864.

After a sharp fight, the Yankees fanned out across Elie Crampton's farm and then stopped for the night.

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Instead, he engaged the Federals in a "sharp and sustained fight".

The regiment engaged in several sharp fights during the expedition.

This invisible internal fight would manifest itself in a sharp increase in the number of outwardly sensible signs.

In a sharp break with Pres.

Andrew Budenz in a sharp Marine Corps uniform.