successful stroke
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He tore off the wrapper eagerly, for now at last he would learn whether he had made a bold and successful stroke, or only a frightful mistake.
From The Giant's Robe by F. Anstey
He would have to enjoy the thought of his successful stroke by himself, then, and he pressed his fists against his mouth and hopped about on one leg with joy.
From Absolution by Clara Viebig
“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
And thus they proceeded, the Colonel radiant with every successful stroke, and blaming mallet, ball, and ground when otherwise, reiterating, "I can't make a stroke to-day."
From Bluebell A Novel by Mrs. George Croft Huddleston
To Count Louis of Nassau the credit of this bold and successful stroke was due.
From History of the Rise of the Huguenots Volume 2 by Henry Martyn Baird
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