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ken·do | \ ˈken-(ˌ)dō 
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\Definition of kendo
: a Japanese sport of fencing usually with bamboo swords
Examples of kendo in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web Why my kendo experience will stick with me My sensei, a jovial middle-aged man who wore a puffer vest and Minion socks, became a gruff Kendo master once his white armor was laced up.
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Carly Mallenbaum, USA TODAY, "From rowing to kendo: Why I learn new sports on trips and you should, too," 31 Dec. 2019 The excerpt below opens things from Quan’s point of view and introduces us to a fierce woman kicking everyone’s butt in a kendo tournament.
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Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, "See the cover of Helen Hoang's third romance novel, The Heart Principle," 12 Sep. 2019 Streetwise and capable of wielding her shepherd’s staff like a kendo master, Bo still takes Woody’s breath away, but what hope is there for two toys adrift on the seas of fate?
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Kenneth Turan, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Review: ‘Toy Story 4’ grows up but still keeps the joy of toys," 20 June 2019 Kingston then showed off a vicious side, randomly grabbing a kendo stick from under the ring (Why was that even there?
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Justin Barrasso, SI.com, "Bray Wyatt as 'The Fiend' Captivates the Otherwise Uneven SummerSlam," 12 Aug. 2019 Streetwise and capable of wielding her shepherd’s staff like a kendo master, Bo still takes Woody’s breath away, but what hope is there for two toys adrift on the seas of fate?
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Kenneth Turan, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Review: ‘Toy Story 4’ grows up but still keeps the joy of toys," 20 June 2019 Streetwise and capable of wielding her shepherd’s staff like a kendo master, Bo still takes Woody’s breath away, but what hope is there for two toys adrift on the seas of fate?
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Kenneth Turan, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Review: ‘Toy Story 4’ grows up but still keeps the joy of toys," 20 June 2019 Numerous weapons were involved -- in particular, Evans was hit many times on the back with a wooden kendo stick and was put through a table by Lynch.
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Jay Reddick, orlandosentinel.com, "Lacey Evans making herself at home in WWE," 19 July 2019 Streetwise and capable of wielding her shepherd’s staff like a kendo master, Bo still takes Woody’s breath away, but what hope is there for two toys adrift on the seas of fate?
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Kenneth Turan, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Review: ‘Toy Story 4’ grows up but still keeps the joy of toys," 20 June 2019
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The first known use of kendo was in 1921
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