successful stroke
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“One to thee, son of Tyingoza!” cries the wielder of the successful stroke, nimbly swerving to avoid the return one.
From A Frontier Mystery by Bertram Mitford
He was convicted at the next sessions, and sentenced to seven years' transportation; and the "celebrated" firm of Flint and Sharp, derived considerable lustre, and more profit, from this successful stroke of professional dexterity.
From The Experiences of a Barrister, and Confessions of an Attorney by Samuel Warren
At Egon's first successful stroke Albrecht muttered something about "luck" and "beginners," but when the course of the game did but further reveal the Candidate's skill and brilliant play, the Lieutenant grew furious.
From Quicksands by Adolph Streckfuss
The agony of young Thurlow, pretending to look pleased, was depicted by a very successful stroke of Art.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 02, No. 09, July, 1858 by Various
We now, however, quit the subject—interesting, indeed, and all-important—of the tariff, with the deliberate expression of our opinion, that it is, taken as a whole, a very bold, masterly, and successful stroke of policy.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 55, No. 339, January, 1844 by Various
