guerrilla

[ US /ɡɝˈɪɫə/ ]
[ UK /ɡɛɹˈɪlɐ/ ]
NOUN
  1. a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment
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How To Use guerrilla In A Sentence

  • Urban guerrillas detonated a car bomb in front of the company's headquarters.
  • When guerrilla or partisan warfare further exasperated him, Grant proposed radical measures.
  • Tuesday, rose from humble beginnings as a peasant herdboy through stages as a teacher, political prisoner and guerrilla chieftain. ANC Daily News Briefing
  • These tenacious guerrillas come from Chechnya, Pakistan, and Uzbekistan, and they use classical guerrilla hit-and-run tactics.
  • According to the report, the massacre occurred after the guerrillas had tried to force the workers to stage a strike against the company.
  • The conflict claims roughly four civilian lives for every soldier or alleged guerrilla killed.
  • All this guerrilla artwork reflected the widespread belief that it was the IRA that had pulled off the heist.
  • The accepted ratio of government forces to guerrillas is often cited as 10:1.
  • Several small actions took place - street theatre, guerrilla gardening, sitdowns.
  • Heavy fighting has been going on after the guerrillas had launched their offensive.
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