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Example sentences for "parried"

Lexicographically close words:
parrakeets; parral; parricidal; parricide; parricides; parries; parrit; parritch; parroquet; parroquets
  1. But he doesn't know you are here yet," parried the nurse.

  2. He avoided a collision, but the blows which he parried fell against the, vessel, and continued their work of destruction.

  3. The latter, seeming only to trifle lightly with his weapon at first, parried his thrusts, and then pressed the attack in turn, wounding Bach severely in the arm.

  4. He attacked her with a good many weapons; but she parried them all so gently, yet so nobly, and so successfully, that he admired her more than ever.

  5. One thrust he parried with his sabre; from the other he saved his neck by stooping; but it drove through his coat collar, and nearly unseated him.

  6. One audacious thrust of a lance he parried very dexterously with his bayonet, at the same time screeching defiantly and scornfully in the face of his hideous assailant.

  7. At first the two young men fought cautiously, their heavy sabres flashing and glinting in the morning light as they thrust and parried with lightning rapidity.

  8. Acting purely on the defensive, the latter parried the onslaught with an ease that puzzled and angered his opponent, until incautiously he fell into the trap by redoubling his attack.

  9. All very well and all very interesting, parried Monsieur Mendoza, but while compliments garlic no caldo, shekels undoubtedly make the mule to go.

  10. This angry glance, however, was parried by the polite smile of the count.

  11. He parried the strokes with his torch, his only weapon, so that one of the swords did not hit him at all, while the other only slightly touched his shoulder.

  12. The exclamation was wrung from him by a pass of Blair's that the prince parried so narrowly that Blair's blade cut his sleeve from elbow to wrist.

  13. The young fellow on the other hand was, now, in the best of humor, and thoroughly enjoying himself, and he parried the furious onslaught of his opponent as easily as if he were having a set-to at a gymnasium.

  14. There was no time to lose in feints and flourishes; the man with the torch had drawn his sword, and was coming up; and Rupert parried a thrust of his assailant's, and with a rapid lunge in tierce ran him right through the body.

  15. His opponent with a desperate promptitude parried and riposted; the parry only just succeeded, the riposte failed.

  16. It was really comical to see with what perfect coolness and cynical apathy he parried the stealthy advances of this cat-like girl, a mistress in the art of pleasing--when she chose.

  17. This deliberate affront was duly felt, but parried with a master-hand.

  18. Day by day he questioned her, and day by day, without the slightest show of irritation, or even annoyance, she parried his questions.

  19. You wouldn't expect me to proclaim my charities," Vane parried with a laugh.

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

  21. For that reason her permission was as good as the master's; but she parried all Cotton's hints, pleading the neglect of our work in the absence of her brother.

  22. With a remarkable complacency, Jean Lovelace met and parried her tormentor, but her brother never tired of his hobby while there was a third person to listen.

  23. You see, you could do it more naturally," parried Harry Ware, to Percy's discomfiture.

  24. He parried the appeal, however, by a complimentary admission of exceptions, among which the Doctor himself was a conspicuous one.

  25. It was instantly accepted, but the thrust was parried with lightning rapidity, and before the man could recover himself Harry's sword had ploughed a deep furrow in his forearm, and with a yell of pain he let his own weapon fall to the ground.

  26. But Sherebiah parried with easy skill, and continued to use his fists with mathematical precision.

  27. Firkked used his remaining dagger to parry, backed a step closer his throne, and took another swing with his sword, which von Schlichten parried on the bayonet in his left hand.

  28. Von Schlichten parried the cut on the steel shaft of his mace.

  29. He on the left parried Crispin's stroke, then knocking up the knight's blade, he rushed in and seized his wrist, shouting to those behind to follow up.

  30. Kenneth parried narrowly, his blade pointing straight at his aggressor.

  31. It did not come, but instead there sounded a confused stamping, and scraping of blades, and she looked again to find the Duke disengaging over my lord's supple wrist and being parried with the utmost ease and dexterity.

  32. My lord parried gracefully in tierce, and chuckled softly to himself.

  33. There were attacks on the fair sex in those days which were parried by their eulogies.


  34. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "parried" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.