noun
a brief and usually unplanned fight during a war or battle
verb
to engage in a skirmish
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The two armies engaged in a brief skirmish before retreating.
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There was a little skirmish between the kids over who gets to play with the toy first.
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Things got heated and a skirmish broke out at the bar last night.
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The political debate turned into a skirmish of words between the candidates.