"short" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- A short skirmish ensued, with most active participants beaten and arrested.
- After a short skirmish both sides charged and the battle reduced to an intense melee.
- The war itself consisted of a series of short skirmishes with relatively few deaths on either side.
- After a short skirmish the Quresh gave ground after losing twelve men.
- After the offer was refused, a short skirmish followed and Dalpat's victorious force set fire to the village.
- After a short skirmish, the couple were tied and gagged.
- After a short skirmish, it fought its way across the river and continued northeastwards to Wexford.
- Although the forces of both sides were more or less equal, the surprise was decisive and the Russians sounded a retreat after a short skirmish.
- Over the plane's intercom, the pilot had described the short skirmish and Taiwan's concession.
- In a short skirmish two Gebirgsjägers had been killed and an officer captured.
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