Sentence examples for the initial clash was from inspiring English sources

The initial clash was brief, owing to approaching nightfall.

But the initial clash was not in the Germans' favour.

A mosque at the corner of Salah Salem and Youssef Abbas Street, where Morsi supporters reportedly took refuge after the initial clashes, is visible to the right of the picture.

In the initial clashes there were reports that columns of Iraqi tanks were headed toward the Americans, but none appeared.

Each side accused the other of provoking the initial clash.

The initial clash favoured the Dutch and Danish squadrons.

Two Australians were killed and several more were wounded in the initial clashes.

In the initial clashes, allied officials said, French airstrikes inflicted heavy losses on Islamist columns that could be easily identified and attacked as they advanced on roads.

The culture clash was immediate.

The initial clashes between the French and German armies along the Franco-German and Franco-Belgian frontiers are collectively known as the Battle of the Frontiers.

After Prince Charles's refusal to watch it at the royal film performance, the initial announcement of a "diary clash" was swiftly followed up by a Clarence House spokesman explaining that it was also because the content of the film wasn't "appropriate".