en garde
Example Sentences
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Every bout starts with an en garde stance: One foot pointed forward, the other sideways, knees bent in different directions, shoulders turned just so.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 6, 2022
When American cockroaches take an en garde position, they can kick at their attackers, he explained.
From Fox News • Oct. 31, 2018
From his perch atop the shoulders of his mother’s boyfriend, Kai Oliver raised his red, white and blue light saber in a patriotic en garde, prepared to joust with the Washington Monument.
From Washington Post • Jul. 4, 2018
Homer took a moment before stepping to the en garde line.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 10, 2016
Alan and his teammates are perfectly still—perfectly en garde.
From "Black Brother, Black Brother" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
