parry

Example Sentences

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The Italian's first major intervention came midway through the first half to parry Dorgu's effort.

From Barron's • Jan. 17, 2026

“I’m not sure the financial industry can continue to parry this away without giving something up,” he said.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 15, 2026

Moving to his left, Smith got both hands to the ball, only to parry in the direction of the slips, who could not grab the rebound.

From BBC • Dec. 5, 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 wrote things like, Fencer X “will take parry but often misses repost. Use long attack and finish under.”

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad