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a negotiation or discussion — especially between enemies- The two countries sent peace negotiators to parley in Paris.
parley = a negotiation or discussion — especially between enemies
- We then called again to the foremost boat, and offered a truce, to parley again, and to know what her business was with us; but had no answer, only she crowded close under our stern.Daniel Defoe -- The Further Adventures of Robinson Crusoe
- ...waited no longer to hold parley with the hermit,Edgar Allan Poe -- The Fall of the House of Usher
- "An attack?"
"A parley, rather," said Sopespian. See, they carry green branches. They are coming to surrender most likely.C.S. Lewis -- Prince Caspian: The Return to Narnia - Now, Percy Jackson, let us parley?Rick Riordan -- The Last Olympian
- Nevertheless, the man who had the key parleyed, simply to gain time.Victor Hugo -- Les Miserables
- I expect I'll parley-vous with thou full often now—I'm a great friend of Doc Arrowsmith.Sinclair Lewis -- Arrowsmith
- Outside in the gloom they stood, while the leader parleyed within.Theodore Dreiser -- Sister Carrie
- She would keep the gate ajar and open a parley; she would certainly not allow number three to come in.Henry James -- The Portrait of a Lady - Volume 1
- After a parley in the hall, someone came upstairs, and Vronsky's steps could be heard passing the drawing room.Leo Tolstoy -- Anna Karenina
- Mance Rayder wants to parley with us.George R.R. Martin -- A Storm of Swords
- The sound of his voice made Maud quickly draw close to me, as for protection, and she rested one hand on my arm while we parleyed.Jack London -- Sea Wolf
- I am sent from my people in good faith to parley with you on matters concerning our common interests.R.A. Salvatore -- The Crystal Shard
- We came expecting to find none living here; yet now that we are met there is matter for a parley and a council.J.R.R. Tolkien -- The Hobbit
- "Well—I parleyed, didn't I?"H.G. Wells -- The War of the Worlds
- To end the parley, he raised the cup and drank.Lew Wallace -- Ben Hur
- They stand, and would have parley.William Shakespeare -- Julius Caesar
- She heard the voice of the Savage parleying with silence.Aldous Huxley -- Brave New World
- Parley vous parley vous yes sir no sir lonesome honey where's that American voice? god I'd like to find her.Dalton Trumbo -- Johnny Got His Gun
- Indeed, because you are a banish'd man, Therefore, above the rest, we parley to you.William Shakespeare -- The Two Gentlemen of Verona
parley = negotiation or discussion — especially between enemies
parley = a negotiation or discussion — especially between enemies
parley = negotiate or discuss — especially between enemies
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