Marcus Buckingham

In a war, no matter the outcome of a certain skirmish or battle, the winner is the party whose attitudes, behaviors and preoccupations come to dominate the postwar landscape. By this measure, the outcome of the gender wars, if wars they were, is clear: women won.

British Author

Victor LaValle

On June 23, 1864, Ambrose Bierce was in command of a skirmish line of Union soldiers at Kennesaw Mountain in northern Georgia. He'd been a soldier for three years and, in that time, had been commended by his superiors for his efficiency and bravery during battle.

American Author

Amanda Foreman

For America, 1812 became the war in which it had finally gained its independence. For Britain, 1812 became the skirmish it had contained, while winning the real war against its greatest nemesis, Napoleon.

British Historian

James Longstreet

As full lines of battle could not be handled through the thick wood, I ordered the advance of the six brigades by heavy skirmish lines, to be followed by stronger supporting lines.

American General

Denny Hamlin

When two teams skirmish with each other or the two drivers don't like talking to each other, all you do is go backward. There's no doubt about it.

American Driver

Peter Diamandis

Today, every skirmish in every part of the planet is broadcast straight into your living room live, in HD... over and over again.

American Businessman

Andrew Cuomo

There was never a war on poverty. Maybe there was a skirmish on poverty.

American Politician

A skirmish is smaller than a battle or war, often involving few participants.

Small Scale

Skirmishes are quick and resolve faster than prolonged fights.

Short Duration

The word often implies that the fight was not intense or decisive.

Not Intense

Skirmish can describe non-physical conflicts, like debates or arguments.

Metaphorical Use

The context can imply a playful or spirited exchange instead of serious conflict.

Not Always Negative

As a verb, skirmish suggests spontaneous and brief arguments.

Sudden Arguments

Use 'skirmish' for commonplace, minor arguments in daily life.

Everyday Disagreements

 And in this atmosphere, where the only guidance was people's values and their noble cause, what this group accomplished was historic. And people, at the time, feared that South Africa would end up going the way that Rwanda has gone, descending into one skirmish after another

David Logan: Tribal...

 this atmosphere where the only guidance was people's values and their noble cause what this group accomplished was historic and people at the time feared that South Africa would end up going the way that Rwanda has gone descending into one skirmish after another and a civil

Tribal leadership -...

 especially as it was getting closer but I also protected camp Thank You bear the spirit will not go to waste and I accept it a long time ago there's something like this I might be the one laying there not him this is one skirmish in the battle on the other

Sue's Toughest Moments PIPE...

 war to protect their food but it's something that we can easily identify with one final skirmish and the boundaries are secure it seems to be all over now and thanks the less foreign grip none of the babies were hurt they

Territory Battle PIPE...

 enough to take the plunge which one is it going to be in this case all little internal skirmish there one of these herds gather together lots of males lots of females and as a result the males

Safari Live - Day 7 PIPE...

 found a whole handful of mini balls just right here but I can't help wondering why the chewed bullet was right here in the middle of a skirmish site I'm gonna check with mark later

Bite the Bullet PIPE Diggers

 One day I picked up this unexploded mortar shell in a trench, and I had it deposited in a makeshift mud hut lab. And I went out on a short, pointless skirmish -- always pointless,

Inside the mind of a...

 which I'm showing you right now around cave you can see monuments and other statues memorizing the battle it was a small skirmish not much compared to

Geographic Bee 2010 - MO...

 After a savage seafaring skirmish and eight long days of being battered by waves, Väinämöinen— a powerful bard and sage as old as the world itself—

The myth of the Sampo—...

 Simba wisely retreats from the skirmish and re-marks his territory.