parries

present tense third-person singular of parry

Example Sentences

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Verb
  • Like the Chinese government and most of its people, the movie evades mentions of the mass casualties after the pandemic restrictions were removed, therefore foregoing an opportunity to reflect on whether the deaths were preventable and what lessons might be learned.
    Yangyang Cheng, NPR, 4 Oct. 2025
  • For now, love evades understanding—which means that finding someone will remain, much of the time, a pain in the ass.
    Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 27 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • With the sight mounted in the middle of the receiver, there’s no way for the shooter to get bit by the optic, and the unlimited eye relief avoids the frustration of trying to align the eye with a scope.
    The Editors, Outdoor Life, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Komasa avoids the curse of many foreign directors making english language debuts and seems comfortable in this milieu.
    Pete Hammond, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • This partnership was designed to reach an urban audience that is culturally engaged in art, music and design, but still escapes to the park for a morning run.
    Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Back in Europe, Savoie, France, is also seeing a bump in travel interest, drawing visitors to its alpine villages, ski towns and year-round mountain escapes.
    Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • These technologies are revolutionizing humanity’s ability to catalog Earth’s species, which are estimated to number 8 million—though perhaps far, far more—by illuminating the teeming life that so often eludes human observation.
    Marion Renault, The Atlantic, 29 Sep. 2025
  • This high vibration exudes a magnetic, sexy confidence that eludes many younger women.
    Linsey Hughes, Flow Space, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Stacey, in true Rusch fashion, dodges the question.
    Shelby Stewart, Essence, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Ahmed stars as Ash, an anonymous broker who dodges that Orwellian surveillance to help sketchy companies and whistleblowers come to an agreement.
    Meredith G. White, AZCentral.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Nick, desperate to return to the present, shirks the doting parents and brother who long to comfort him.
    Sam Bodrojan, IndieWire, 7 Sep. 2025
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“Parries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parries. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.

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