duelist

Example Sentences

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Cabras, who is Filipino, said she felt represented by one of the agents in particular: Neon, a blue- and yellow-haired duelist from the Philippines.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 31, 2023

If two Marylanders had fought at Bladensburg and one died, the family could seek an indictment against the other duelist, Mr. Thompson said.

From Washington Times • Mar. 22, 2020

In fact, a duelist “fights not for gain from his adversary but to declare who or what he is.”

From Washington Post • Jul. 8, 2015

His fascination with game theory, for example, prompted him to investigate the mathematics of bluffing and to develop a theory on the optimal moment for an advancing duelist to open fire.

From New York Times • Jul. 17, 2010

He is a great duelist—a great duelist, but he quailed before my terrible eye—he was forced to apologize.

From Frank Merriwell Down South by Standish, Burt L.