Parthian shot
Example Sentences
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It’s his last one, his peace-out, his Parthian shot, his doch-an-dorrach.
From The Guardian • Jan. 12, 2016
It’s his last one, his peace-out, his Parthian shot, his doch-an-dorrach.
From The Guardian • Jan. 12, 2016
Leaving the room, the father fires a Parthian shot: "It's not good to be greedy," he says.
From Time Magazine Archive
Hugh Johnson, letting go a Parthian shot at Miss Thompson* in his own column, made it clear that he was quitting the field because he could not handle both his column and his air assignment.
From Time Magazine Archive
—But a spasm of pain withheld this Parthian shot at the politics of his two companions, and he sank back helplessly in his chair.
From Frontier Stories by Harte, Bret
