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
There is no answer to the old man's Parthian shot: "If you live."
From Time Magazine Archive
Leaving the room, the father fires a Parthian shot: "It's not good to be greedy," he says.
From Time Magazine Archive
"I'll be in my deck-chair between eight and nine to receive explanations and apologies," was her Parthian shot, as he rose and fled.
From Little Miss Grouch A Narrative Based on the Log of Alexander Forsyth Smith's Maiden Transatlantic Voyage by Crosby, Raymond Moreau
