1 "Then give me water," cried Danglars, endeavoring to parry the blow.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContext Highlight In Chapter 116. The Pardon. 2 And I have the honor of assuring you that I killed one of them with his own sword," said Aramis; "for mine was broken at the first parry.
3 Such was the address of each in parrying and striking, that the spectators broke forth into a unanimous and involuntary shout, expressive of their delight and admiration.
4 Old Entellus stands immoveable and astrain, only parrying hits with body and watchful eye.
5 He stood still in deference to their calls and parried their banter with easy words.
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man By James JoyceContext Highlight In Chapter 4 6 Although awakened, so to speak, with a start, Jean Valjean, accustomed to alarms, and steeled to unforeseen shocks that must be promptly parried, instantly regained possession of his presence of mind.
Les Misérables 5 By Victor HugoContext Highlight In BOOK 3: CHAPTER VIII—THE TORN COAT-TAIL