final stroke
Example Sentences
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A swimmer staring in disbelief at the clock after his final stroke.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 2026
The 25-year-old won a dramatic quad sculls final in Paris alongside Team GB team-mates Georgie Brayshaw, Lola Anderson and Lauren Henry, coming from behind to edge the Netherlands on the very final stroke.
From BBC ● Jan. 28, 2025
The only easy shot Saturday was her final stroke, tapping in for par from inches away on the second extra hole to beat Bae in a playoff no one saw coming.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 1, 2023
DeChambeau’s final stroke of the round yielded a par, and he departed the interview area again without addressing print and digital media, speaking only to the Golf Channel and other PGA Tour partners.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 28, 2021
Drama, then, gives the final stroke, it is the final stroke which it is adapted to deliver; and picture is to be considered as subordinate, preliminary and preparatory.
From The Craft of Fiction by Percy Lubbock
