Care must be taken to block incoming attacks in between offensive blows, balancing offence and defense to avoid taking damage.

The executioner took his time between blows, careful not to knock his victim down or strike too many times in one spot.

The thuds were not so loud now and there were sometimes pauses between blows.

Behind her, she could hear Clint and Manuelo grunting between blows.

Snarks yelled back between blows of his stout oak staff.

Schofield asked, between blows with his own enemy.

Two, in battle there could be no interval or pause between blows.

Between blows, she finally grasped that he had just come from the hospital.

This avoided the necessity of readjusting the dies between blows, and ensured greater accuracy in the impression.

Rakhal slowed a fraction, the merest delay between blows.