Sentences with 'skirmish'
Example sentences and phrases with the word skirmish and other words derived from it.
• « This skirmish was one of the many battles we fought in the vacant lot across the street from my childhood home. Battles between guerrillas and good guys; between the Lone Ranger and the rustlers. »
• « The initial skirmish was unsuccessful, with the Maori refusing to surrender the land. Fifteen Maori and settlers were killed, eleven Europeans were captured and around thirty-nine settlers escaped the scene. »