épée

Example Sentences

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McAvoy’s Cyrano could eviscerate an adversary with épée or fist, but it’s language he wields most ferociously.

From Washington Post • Apr. 14, 2022

Yep, the wheelchair fencing has the team épée gold at the end of the day’s qualifying fights.

From The Guardian • Aug. 26, 2021

The 17th gold medal saw Japan become the first Asian nation to win Olympic men’s épée team fencing by beating the Russian Olympic Committee team.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 30, 2021

The American’s fell 45-39 to Japan in the men’s épée event.

From Fox News • Jul. 30, 2021

I followed the épée group into the adjacent cafeteria, where we were broken down into smaller groups of ten or so based on our ability.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad