black knight
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The key move was 20…Qf8! which opened the way for the black knight to reach e3, though White could have done better by 22 Qh5 Rxd3 23 Rce1.
From The Guardian • May 3, 2019
I mocked her 2008 campaign with comparisons to Monty Python’s dead parrot and black knight sketches.
From Washington Post • Aug. 26, 2016
"He has reminded me of the black knight in Monty Python's 'Holy Grail'! He's been kicked so many times, but he says, 'Keep going, it's only a flesh wound.' I admire that."
From US News • Jul. 13, 2016
The tricky-to-stage black knight sequence was, ahem, cut, depriving devotees of laughing once again at the "arms for the poor" bit.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 2, 2015
Theo defended the opening with a black knight.
From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin
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