Example Sentences

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Dr. No parries, in a manner reminiscent of some of our real-life tech billionaires.

From Slate • Aug. 5, 2023

There are bracelets, for instance, that one can acquire that can greatly simplify action, allowing players to better time their parries, or turning complex moves into simple one-button presses.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 21, 2023

The two players traded taunts and parries, their lines racing around each other like a pair of squirrels.

From Washington Post • Jun. 24, 2022

Kent Spitfires' Jordan Cox parries the ball to Matt Milnes for an outstanding relay catch to dismiss Somerset's Lewis Gregory during the final of the T20 Blast at Edgbaston.

From BBC • Sep. 18, 2021

He has no shield, Jon reminded himself, and that monster sword’s too cumbersome for parries.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin