Sentence examples for scene of fighting from inspiring English sources

It had been the scene of fighting in the past.

In 1840 Bamiyan was the scene of fighting in the First Anglo-Afghan War.

Local residents said the area had been the scene of fighting on Sunday as the Taliban tried to retake an area of the district.

It was the scene of fighting between Pancho Villa's forces and U.S. national guardsmen in 1916 and between town militia of the two communities in 1918.

In ancient times the town was the scene of fighting between the Romans and the Samnites (a warlike Italic tribe) and experienced a turbulent history during the numerous wars that ravaged the Italian peninsula before Rome's rise to dominance.

The Al-ʿArīsh area was the scene of fighting between the Turks and the British during World War I, and at war's end the Sinai was turned over to Egypt.

During scenes of fighting Mr. Puts draws from modernist vocabulary.

The tumbles he does alone in scenes of fighting and evasion and the fury of his running on a comical treadmill make for some of the most glorious scenes of onscreen dance since the age of the great musicals.

Shadows of figures, square houses and bouncing lines illustrate scenes of fighting, framed along the floor by neat rows of empty casings from mortars, rockets and anti-aircraft bullets.

The video from Manial also includes scenes of fighting on University Bridge — which connects the neighborhood to the Giza campus of Cairo University — and near the university entrance, where supporters of Mr. Morsi have staged a protest for several days.

In general, when there is solo singing, the instrumental ensemble remains silent or plays only a few instruments in contrast to interludes of acrobatic shows or scenes of fighting, when the full orchestra clangs on all the instruments.