Parthian shot

Example Sentences

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It’s his last one, his peace-out, his Parthian shot, his doch-an-dorrach.

From The Guardian • Jan. 12, 2016

It’s his last one, his peace-out, his Parthian shot, his doch-an-dorrach.

From The Guardian • Jan. 12, 2016

Leaving the room, the father fires a Parthian shot: "It's not good to be greedy," he says.

From Time Magazine Archive

There is no answer to the old man's Parthian shot: "If you live."

From Time Magazine Archive

And, with this Parthian shot, the old man sighed, and turned his back upon me, and tottered out of the forge.

From The Broad Highway by Farnol, Jeffery