Pronunciation: /ˈskɜrmɪʃ/
noun a brief and usually unplanned fight during a war or battle
A1 The children had a playful skirmish over the last cookie.
A2 The two rival gangs engaged in a skirmish near the border.
B1 The political parties were involved in a skirmish over the new law.
B2 The soldiers were prepared for a skirmish with the enemy forces.
C1 The skirmish between the protesters and the police escalated quickly.
C2 The skirmish between the two countries led to a full-scale war.
verb to engage in a skirmish
A1 The kids skirmished over who got to go first on the slide.
A2 The two teams skirmished for control of the ball during the soccer match.
B1 The protesters skirmished with the police during the demonstration.
B2 The rival gangs skirmished over territory in the city.
C1 The two countries skirmished over trade agreements in the latest negotiations.
C2 The political parties skirmished over policy decisions in parliament.
formal The two armies engaged in a brief skirmish before retreating.
informal There was a little skirmish between the kids over who gets to play with the toy first.
slang Things got heated and a skirmish broke out at the bar last night.
figurative The political debate turned into a skirmish of words between the candidates.
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