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
He also began earning a reputation as a womanizer and a duelist, in one instance fighting a Nazi sympathizer for the honor of his Jewish fraternity, according to the British author and journalist Nigel Farndale.
From New York Times ● Jan. 20, 2016
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
Both men were cool and collected; Radcliff was a most accomplished duelist, having been engaged in many similar encounters; and his countenance was expressive of confidence and unconcern.
From City Crimes or Life in New York and Boston by George Thompson
