Skirmishes
[skɜ:mɪʃiz]
Examples
- After several severe skirmishes, in which the enemy was defeated, General Steele reached Camden, which he occupied about the middle of April. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Skirmishes of this sort passed perpetually during the little campaign--tedious to relate, and similar in result. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- We have had some skirmishes, but we had never set eyes upon each other before. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- Jo and Fred had several skirmishes and once narrowly escaped high words. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- But, in spite of such little skirmishes it is felt that this was to be a wondering dinner, and that the wondering must not be neglected. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- I have described very imperfectly a few of the battles and skirmishes that took place during this time. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- She and Amy had had many lively skirmishes in the course of their lives, for both had quick tempers and were apt to be violent when fairly roused. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Daily skirmishes, without decisive results, had taken place outside the walls. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
Editor: Tamara