Despite the tension between the factions, several parleys were held in secret to avoid escalating the conflict.

The envoys parleyed late into the night to avert war.

The diplomats were parleying through the night to avert a crisis.

His parleying with the rival gang bought the neighborhood time to evacuate.

Before the final battle, the commanders agreed to a brief parley to negotiate terms.

The diplomats decided to parley on neutral ground to try to end the conflict.

After weeks of fruitless parleyings, both parties agreed to propose a new mediator.

She was a parley-vous who delighted neighbors by greeting newcomers in flawless French.

At the Paris café, he would parley-vous with the locals, charmingly mangling idioms and gestures.