strokes
Example Sentences
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Rory McIlroy says "he felt lost" as he toiled to a 66th-place finish - 25 strokes behind champion Scottie Scheffler - at the St Jude Championship.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
“There’s a sophisticated method to examine the strokes to examine how it was made and what kind of tools were used,” she added.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
The researchers studied two people who had experienced strokes that damaged language-processing areas of the brain.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 11, 2026
He made a two at the short 17th but it was too little too late as the 2009 Open champion finished two strokes behind his compatriot.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026
It took several strokes to regain the place she had lost, and when she got there, the other side had nearly won, for Kate’s ball was the last but one and lay near the stake.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
