At bedtime, we held a serious parley to negotiate five more minutes of staying up in exchange for zero complaining tomorrow.
The superheroes called a parley with the villains to ask, "Can we move the world‑destroying to after lunch?"
My socks had a parley in the dryer and agreed that one of them must mysteriously disappear every week.
The video game characters had a parley to complain that the player kept making them jump off cliffs by accident.
Pirates actually used the word "parley" for real peace talks.
A tired soldier and a tired farmer met at dusk and called a parley by the river. They sat; the parley was soft, about bread and shelter. Nearby, a child held a toy and watched the parley under an old tree. At sunset the parley closed with hands clasped. They smiled, the small parley making peace.
🧑🎓 CEFR Level: C2 Proficient
This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.
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