parry
verb (used with object)
to ward off (a thrust, stroke, weapon, etc.), as in fencing; avert.
had parried
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past perfectof parry.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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They should have won by more, with 23 shots - including Aubameyang hitting the upright after Dubravka had parried Smith Rowe's header when a goal looked inevitable.
From BBC ● Nov. 27, 2021
The exchange had the familiarity of colleagues who have had parried these questions before and, if pressed, could finish each other’s sentences.
From Seattle Times ● May 1, 2019
In what had been a match low on quality, Mane produced a deft chip over Julian Speroni after the Palace keeper had parried a shot from substitute James Ward-Prowse.
From New York Times ● Mar. 3, 2015
Bengston opened the scoring in the seventh minute after racing on to a Costly header, and doubled the lead with a tap-in after Canada keeper Lars Hirschfeld had parried a Mario Martinez effort.
From Reuters ● Oct. 17, 2012
The girls had often teased Nan about Walter, but she had parried their thrusts good-naturedly, and stoutly maintained that Walter was simply a nice boy and good company.
From Nan Sherwood at Palm Beach Or Strange Adventures Among The Orange Groves by Annie Roe Carr
