swordsman

Example Sentences

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Two years later, Kilmer starred as a mercenary swordsman in Willow, the fantasy adventure directed by Ron Howard.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2025

She’s often hidden away, usually in need of saving, her rescuer the green-outfitted swordsman Link.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 1, 2024

Not to worry, though: Sargon is just as slick a swordsman, with the ability to swing two blades at once, pull off superhuman acrobatics and even stop and rewind time.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 14, 2024

Cyrano de Bergerac is, we are told, a “soldier, poet, philosopher, magician, playwright … and the best swordsman in Paris.”

From New York Times • Feb. 25, 2022

This was a wonderful gift, no doubt, and yet of what use was a sword when the creature to be struck by it could turn the swordsman into stone before he was within striking distance?

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton