parry

But it’s his voice that exerts the most hypnotic force, moving from defensive parry to inner rumble that takes the entire audience at the James Earl Jones Theatre into his confidence.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 29, 2026

Slot's struggling side hit back quickly as Dominik Szoboszlai slotted in after visiting goalkeeper Matej Kovar could only parry Cody Gakpo's shot.

From Barron's ● Nov. 26, 2025

The precocious girls soon cotton on to the headmistress’s ruse and parry her appeals to dish on Miss Brodie.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2025

I know the jokes are supposed to sound like and how it’s supposed to hit and how we’re supposed to parry off of another statement.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2025

She ran at Mimas, who barely managed to parry her drakon-blade with the handle of his hammer.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan

Dr. No parries, in a manner reminiscent of some of our real-life tech billionaires.

From Slate ● Aug. 5, 2023

There are bracelets, for instance, that one can acquire that can greatly simplify action, allowing players to better time their parries, or turning complex moves into simple one-button presses.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 21, 2023

From there, the story emboldens itself from relatable online stalking to ludicrous plot twists, both of which Reid parries with confidence.

From New York Times ● Jan. 19, 2023

The two players traded taunts and parries, their lines racing around each other like a pair of squirrels.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 24, 2022

She parries my first series of blows with some effort, but her muscles remember technique.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black

The winner came from the second phase of a corner, before Rogers had a long shot parried into Bellingham's path.

From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026

With his team trailing 1-0, he placed his shot low to the goalkeeper’s left, only to see his attempt parried away like a beachball.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026

Nicholls, on 42, gloved an attempted hook down the leg side and Rew parried the ball high to his right.

From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026

He often appeared relaxed during the gubernatorial debates, at points even complimenting or joking with his rivals as they parried on stage.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026

I dodged, I parried, I lied when I had to.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover

Unlike commercial antibiotics, phages evolve alongside their bacterial hosts, dodging and parrying the bacterial response so that for every pathogen, there’s likely a bacteriophage, somewhere, that eats it.

From Salon ● Nov. 20, 2024

Upon entering a cavernous room, its barely lit cobblestones reflecting a sickly green, you are charged by a towering beast that can be overcome only through a punishing sequence of precise dodges and parrying.

From New York Times ● Apr. 24, 2024

In “Sifu,” as has been the trend since the “Dark Souls” games have risen in popularity, a key strategy is to put a large emphasis on defense and parrying moves.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 1, 2022

Celtic were fortunate AZ could not capitalise, with Hart parrying Jesper Karlsson's shot behind and Bruno Martins Indi glancing the ensuing corner narrowly off target.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2021

Annabeth moved in on my left and tried to distract one of the heads, parrying its teeth with her knife, but another head swung sideways like a dub and knocked her into the muck.

From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan