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swordplay

[sawrd-play, sohrd-] / ˈsɔrdˌpleɪ, ˈsoʊrd- /
NOUN
fencing
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After moving to the US she inspired a new generation of directors from East Asia to Hollywood to make female-driven swordplay films.

From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2024

First dates on the grassy hill, jogging through the park and on to Fremont, listening to drum circles on a warm summer evening, grinning at the medieval knights and their swordplay tournaments.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 1, 2023

But they weren’t always helped by the staging, particularly when sophomoric swordplay was involved.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2023

In its first half, the film, written by the “Kingdom” creator Kim Eun-hee, operates as a stirring war flick composed of intricate swordplay and elaborate strategies by opposing sides.

From New York Times ● Nov. 4, 2022

Teren measured me against the hilt of his sword and judged that I had grown tall enough to begin the basics of swordplay.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss




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