Sentence examples for there were violent from inspiring English sources

Life elsewhere appeared calm, and one could easily have passed the day without realizing there were violent clashes elsewhere.

She was organising demonstrations against the government when, in 2008, there were violent clashes between supporters and opponents of President Evo Morales.

Last month, thousands of people attended an unsanctioned rally in Baku over conditions in the military, and later there were violent protests in a provincial town after a minister's son crashed his luxury car into a local's more modest vehicle.

In 2008, there were violent protests in the city of Lhasa which quickly spread across the region.

After the verdict on Thursday there were violent scuffles, as thousands of people took to the streets in Moscow, St Petersburg and other cities in protests that continued late into the evening.

Over the next three months there were violent clashes, with local youths throwing stones at police.

After the event there were violent clashes between conference attendees and anti-fascist activists.

Hong Kong Activists Clash with Police There were violent clashes in the Mong Kok district of Hong Kong during an attempted operation to shut down food stalls.

There were violent confrontations with Israeli troops.

What if there were violent racial incidents?

The protesters resisted, and there were violent clashes.