Sentence examples for opening hostilities from inspiring English sources

At the outbreak of Tecumseh's War, the territory was on the front line of battle and Harrison led a military force in the opening hostilities at the Battle of Tippecanoe, and then in the subsequent invasion of Canada during the War of 1812.

Haye opened hostilities by declaring he would knock out Chisora in the opening rounds, but his opponent insisted he would fight fire with fire.

It would suit neither firm to open hostilities.

Spurred by reports of the mistreatment of these refugees, the Salvadoran government opened hostilities on July 14 , 1969

America's National Cancer Institute (NCI) has received over $70 billion from public coffers since Nixon opened hostilities.

After 17 Qg1, Smirin opened hostilities on the king's flank with 17... f5!

Forget the first tee on Friday, Phil Mickelson formally opened hostilities here with a pantomime swipe at Rory McIlroy.

His former Post colleagues opened hostilities yesterday by describing his appointment as "a new round of turmoil" for the paper they deride as the "Snooze".

In February, News UK's chief executive, Mike Darcey, opened hostilities with Mail Online by saying "it shouldn't be confused with a business based on professional journalism.

Open hostilities with its neighbor to the east would be devastating for Pakistan, and could even trigger a nuclear exchange.

Open hostility between China and Japan, an important American ally in the region, also risks drawing in the United States.