Sentence examples for The swordsman from inspiring English sources

The swordsman who didn't succeed in making me cry?

The swordsman strikes him, and Endo's headless body pitches lightly forward, his delicate hands outstretched, as if to break his fall.

The swordsman, who is also a freelance model, looked solicitously into my face, holding a crisply ironed blue-and-white striped handkerchief.

The swordsman, a willowy youth with chiselled features and an expression of great sensitivity, wore a garment made by a designer specializing in modernistic reinterpretations of traditional Japanese dress.

The swordsman Miyamoto Musashi was present in the besieging army, in an advisory role to Hosokawa Tadatoshi.

The swordsman carefully angles his katana blade toward the petals before sweeping around and slicing them in half. .

The swordsman fights in the center of the battle.

Tomassoni found his that night at the hands of the better swordsman, the painter Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio.

Here Stuart comes closer to the modern realm, as the swordsmen fight not for blood, but, more sportingly, to lop buttons off the opponent's shirt.

This relief must depict a practice bout or match, as the sword points are covered and the swordsmen are parrying with shields strapped to their left arms and are wearing masks (tied to their wigs), large bibs, and padding over their ears.

BBC News asked Mr Hempel why he and his fellow students cross swords in the mensur - a form of fencing much like a real duel - and was allowed to film the swordsmen in training.