skirmish over

Examples (10)

• There was a brief skirmish over boundaries between the two regions.
• The politicians had a heated skirmish over the proposed tax reforms.
• A minor skirmish over funding delayed the start of the research project.
• The board members engaged in a skirmish over the company's future direction.
• This was just an opening skirmish over the new environmental regulations.
• The two neighbors had a small skirmish over the placement of the fence.
• A legal skirmish over copyright ownership broke out between the authors.
• There have been frequent skirmishes over water rights in the arid region.
• The council meeting ended in a skirmish over parking permits.
• Analysts expect a political skirmish over the upcoming budget proposal.