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noun

parry

(fencing) blocking a lunge or deflecting it with a circular motion of the sword

In a sentence

Six example sentences with parry, each labelled with its topic.

  • Her coach drills the parry until the blade moves before the mind does, hundreds of repetitions every session.

    Fitness

  • The duel runs ninety seconds without a cut, and every parry was choreographed to land on a musical beat.

    Movies

  • A fast shutter froze the parry so cleanly that you can see the blade bending under the force of contact.

    Photography

  • Renaissance fencing manuals illustrate each parry with a woodcut, numbering the blade positions that masters still teach.

    History

  • Dumas describes the parry in a single line, the blade sweeping in a circle to carry the lunge harmlessly wide.

    Literature

  • The electronic scoring box registers a touch but not a parry, so the referee still watches for blade contact.

    Technology

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