Example Sentences

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He struck again two minutes from time, thumping the ball home after Southampton goalkeeper Joe Lumley had parried Conor Bradley's shot into his path.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2024

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

Jessy recognized that he had parried her question neatly, but this did not deter her.

From Vane of the Timberlands by Bindloss, Harold