Sentence examples for protracted clash from inspiring English sources

An attempt to override his veto would extend the protracted clash between the mayor and the Council over policing.

Of the remaining band members, it is drummer 'Topper Headonn who gives the most revealing account of Joe's darker side, and of the recriminatory atmosphere that attended the Clash's protracted demise.

The specter of protracted bloody clashes, assassinations and bombings, sectarian cleansing and refugee crises from Beirut to Manama, causing instability and feeding regional rivalry, could put an end to the hopeful Arab Spring.

The protracted selection of a new government has led to clashes between supporters of some of the presidential candidates.

Last weekend police used teargas, pepper spray and batons to quell the unrest, but since then the clashes have subsided as both sides appeared ready to dig in for a protracted stand-off.

A protracted silence.

They are also protracted.

Conflicts are becoming more protracted.

What is protracted war?

Another protracted silence.

The result was protracted economic weakness.