Sentence examples for severe skirmish from inspiring English sources
On Friday last the parties who pretended to buy under the mortgage appeared in strong force, with machinists to take down the presses and material, but the corps editorial, with reinforcements, intrenched themselves behind the doors, when a severe skirmish ensued.
There have already been several skirmishes.
By the end of the day, the riot and violence by Kurds against Turkmens had become one of the most severe ethnic skirmishes in Kirkuk since the American-led invasion of Iraq in 2003.
Several bloody skirmishes occurred.
Several more skirmishes broke out.
It was a second day of severe embarrassment for Beijing following similar skirmishes in London yesterday as activists demonstrated against China's recent violent crackdown in Tibet.
Individuals engage in violent fights to establish and defend high-quality feeding territories, with adults enjoying significantly greater success in these skirmishes than first-winter birds; the outcome of this severe competition directly affects fitness, since owners of large, berry-rich territories survive the winter at higher rates than owners of small territories containing few berries.
One skirmish put Phelps and his command in grave peril.
The motive for said skirmish?
