en garde
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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
Adult American cockroaches that took a “stilt-standing” en garde position survived 63 percent of the time, according to his study.
From Fox News • Oct. 31, 2018
Homer took a moment before stepping to the en garde line.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 10, 2016
It shows us the artist en garde, taking a playfully defensive stance, engaging the viewer in a back-and-forth of incisive imagery that never quite yields to a lasting or certain interpretation.
From Washington Post • Apr. 3, 2015
Alan and his teammates are perfectly still—perfectly en garde.
From "Black Brother, Black Brother" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
