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

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

Leaving the room, the father fires a Parthian shot: "It's not good to be greedy," he says.

From Time Magazine Archive

And when I die at last, they will find that I go with a Parthian shot ... and after all have the last word.

From Queed by Crosby, Raymond Moreau