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swordplay

[sawrd-pley, sohrd-] / ˈsɔrdˌpleɪ, ˈsoʊrd- /
NOUN
fencing
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After moving to the US she inspired a new generation of directors from East Asia to Hollywood to make female-driven swordplay films.

From BBC • Jul. 19, 2024

First dates on the grassy hill, jogging through the park and on to Fremont, listening to drum circles on a warm summer evening, grinning at the medieval knights and their swordplay tournaments.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 1, 2023

A near five-minute stretch of high-energy acrobatics and over-the-top swordplay, the sandy courtyard fight in Episode 1 sets the tone for “One Piece” in more ways than one.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 4, 2023

Unlike most samurai films, the swordplay here isn’t based in air-defying gracefulness.

From New York Times • Jun. 16, 2023

Life at Castle Black followed certain patterns; the mornings were for swordplay, the afternoons for work.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin




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