guerrilla

guer·ril·la | \ gə-ˈri-lə

, ge-, g(y)i- \

variants: or guerilla

Definition of guerrilla

(Entry 1 of 2)

: a person who engages in irregular warfare especially as a member of an independent unit carrying out harassment and sabotage (see sabotage sense 2) Guerrillas controlled half the country.

guerrilla

adjective

Definition of guerrilla (Entry 2 of 2)

: of, relating to, or suggestive of guerrillas especially in being aggressive, radical, or unconventional guerrilla warfare

Examples of guerrilla in a Sentence

Noun The guerrillas controlled half the country.

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun The most recent dustup occurred over a Jackson Square guerrilla concert held by Christian activist, musician and provocateur Sean Feucht. — Jeff Adelson, NOLA.com, "Despite mayor's threats, New Orleans police haven't issued any coronavirus tickets recently," 15 Dec. 2020 Attention to detail—Stembel's burlap wrap around the floral bouquets became her signature—plus the coffee shop guerrilla marketing worked. — Marina Liao, Marie Claire, "What I Wear to Work (at Home): Christina Stembel, Founder and CEO of Farmgirl Flowers," 14 Dec. 2020 Although the federal government now controls key towns in the region, the conflict still continues within its urban areas, with TPLF shifting to a guerrilla battle tactics. — Samuel Getachew, Quartz Africa, "Ethiopia won its armed battle over Tigray, but it hasn’t won the political war just yet," 4 Dec. 2020 Just ask the Gen Z rebels who, pre-pandemic, were staging weekly guerrilla parties at secret locations announced in flash posts on Instagram. — Guy Trebay, Town & Country, "New York City Was the Nightlife Capital of the World for Decades. Its History Will Be Its Future.," 3 Dec. 2020 Average time as a guerrilla fighter before getting killed: three years. — Eduardo Halfon, The New York Review of Books, "Canción," 9 Nov. 2020 After guerrilla training, he was assigned to the Free French Intelligence and Operations Bureau. — Phil Davison, Washington Post, "Daniel Cordier, French Resistance hero, dies at 100," 23 Nov. 2020 Coming from a guerrilla-style filmmaking background, Mason was relatively unfazed by the small crew and break-neck pace. — Ruth Kinane, EW.com, "Get your first look at pandemic thriller Songbird, starring KJ Apa," 28 Oct. 2020 The Guatemalan guerrilla was created at the beginning of the 1960s, in the mountains, by a ghost and a caiman. — Eduardo Halfon, The New York Review of Books, "Canción," 9 Nov. 2020 Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective Experts say ex-guerrilla fighters, who once occupied the most remote parts of Colombia’s jungles, forests, mountains, and savannas, are uniquely prepared to aid scientists with ongoing conservation efforts. — Lindsey Mcginnis, The Christian Science Monitor, "Points of Progress: Urban rooftop farm bears fruit, and more," 7 Aug. 2020 That was the year that social media really started to take off, which gave restaurants and bars this megaphone to kind of guerrilla market on their own. — BostonGlobe.com, "A conversation with Kevin Alexander, author of ‘Burn the Ice: The American Culinary Revolution and its End’ - The Boston Globe," 11 Sep. 2019 Paolo Luers, a journalist and former guerrilla press officer who became part of Mijango’s team, told me. — Daniel Castro, Harper's magazine, "The Truce," 10 June 2019 Maybe a little too guerrilla style for some of the crews. — Gary Thompson, Philly.com, "Tommy Chong: 'The whole reason for making marijuana illegal was to prosecute black and brown people'," 5 Apr. 2018 Her interviews were guerrilla achievements and global events. — Dwight Garner, New York Times, "The Life of Oriana Fallaci, Guerrilla Journalist," 16 Oct. 2017

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