How to Use swordplay in a Sentence
swordplay
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And there’s a single blade mode, which hews closest to the actual swordplay of Star Wars.
—Chaim Gartenberg, The Verge, 18 May 2018
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There are ten fight scenes ranging from classic swordplay to martial arts and even a food fight.
—cleveland, 2 May 2022
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Though hardly a heart-thumping action pic, a few scenes of swordplay make the most of that precious Tatara steel.
—John Defore, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 June 2017
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The rift leads to scheming and swordplay aplenty, with some time left over for old-fashioned bodice-ripping trysts.
—Brian Lowry, CNN, 26 May 2017
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Hour-long martial arts lessons are offered by iaidō and kendo masters, styles that are both heavy on swordplay.
—Richard Morgan, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Apr. 2021
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The swordplay, the heroes and villains all fascinate him.
—Jennifer Jhon, South Florida Parenting, 5 June 2017
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Much of the character’s swordplay involves her efforts to protect the crown prince, played by Park Hyung-sik.
—Joan MacDonald, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2023
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As a few men mark the swordplay with wooden batons, the other cast members look on placidly.
—Helen Shaw, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2021
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Lay waste to crooks with gunfire and swordplay in this unique, third-person shooter from the makers of Dead or Alive and Ninja Gaiden.
—PCMAG, 19 Jan. 2023
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In keeping with such nonsense, there’s also lots of swordplay.
—BostonGlobe.com, 21 Oct. 2021
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There is a lot of awesome swordplay, sweatiness and chest-thumping (thank the gods for Stephen Dorff, who plays Theseus’ comrade at arms Stavros).
—Angela Watercutter, WIRED, 11 Nov. 2011
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The game features brutal action, with a strong focus on swordplay.
—Gabriel Zamora, PCMAG, 29 Apr. 2022
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Later in the dinner, knight appears in armor to defend her honor and Kuhl engages the knight in swordplay.
—Ronald W. Erdrich, The Seattle Times, 24 Dec. 2017
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Bran has been warging into Hodor and practicing with his body, because Bran had been trained in swordplay.
—James Hibberd, EW.com, 7 Oct. 2020
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Above all, though, Ghost of Tsushima’s balletic swordplay is the game’s standout feature.
—Ars Staff, Ars Technica, 22 Dec. 2020
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The play, which tells of the origins of the friendship between D’Artagnan and the Three Musketeers, is full of action with 50-minutes worth of fight scenes ranging from classic swordplay to martial arts and even a food fight.
—cleveland, 12 May 2022
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But the fact that this seemingly unbalanced swordplay is available as an option is hard to ignore.
—Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 7 Dec. 2020
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This is so much more real, and more engaging, than most VR games’ phantom climbing or phantom swordplay, which still feels to me like eerie pantomime.
—Adrienne So, WIRED, 10 Mar. 2023
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That whole dance number where the VKs battle enchanted knights is impressive, but again Boyce wins with Carlos’ swordplay.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 3 Aug. 2019
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Christopher Frater, a 29-year-old knight of Medieval Times, says muscle memory kicked in after his weeks without swordplay.
—Nick Rallo, Dallas News, 7 Aug. 2020
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But Reiner bucked that tradition, insisting that Elwes and Patinkin do all the swordplay themselves.
—Michele Wojciechowski, HWD, 9 Oct. 2017
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This is the 26th year for the fest, which includes period entertainment, such as jousting, swordplay, magic, music and more.
—Phil Marty, chicagotribune.com, 10 May 2017
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There are a couple of neat monsters, including one that looks like a whole school of anglerfish jammed together, and a bit of entertaining swordplay.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Dec. 2022
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The swordplay began about 3:11 p.m. Thursday when police received reports of a man on Gilman street west of the railroad tracks, slashing tents belonging to the homeless and threatening occupants with the lengthy blade.
—Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 17 Feb. 2017
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This wouldn’t necessarily be a problem if the level of the action — the fighting, the swordplay, the choreography — ever approached the mythic or even just the mildly impressive.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 23 July 2021
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What stuck out to me most was how much back swordplay there was between Apple and the analysts over Apple's outlook and the underpinnings of its profits: average selling price and gross margins.
—WSJ, 26 July 2016
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But they weren’t always helped by the staging, particularly when sophomoric swordplay was involved.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2023
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Violence includes frequent swordplay, fights against monsters and a bloody battlefield with many dead bodies.
—Common Sense Media, Washington Post, 2 Dec. 2022
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Because of his background in dance, Curran fills the stage with dancing, swordplay, fighting and whimsical movement, which is a refreshing contrast to the usual stand-and-deliver style of many opera stagings.
—Pam Kragen, sandiegouniontribune.com, 15 Oct. 2017
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Maisie plays the rebellious and spirited Arya, a master at swordplay, while Sophie’s Sansa is quietly powerful and queenly.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 14 July 2017
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