at one fell swoop
Example Sentences
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But eight at one fell swoop appears to be something new.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 24, 2020
Dick Whittington's cat, who rid an African kingdom of rats at one fell swoop, might have prevailed, but not the cats of Kern County.
From Time Magazine Archive
Last week, in dramatic preparation for the new era, ten European nations carried out at one fell swoop the most far-reaching international currency reform since World War II.
From Time Magazine Archive
Abigail described the decision to resume negotiations with France as “a master stroke of policy” because it averted a French war and removed the rationale for Hamilton’s army at one fell swoop.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
But a mighty "man in valour" has recently sprung up amongst us; who, spurning the acquisition of solitary lots, darts down upon a whole Library, and bears it off "at one fell swoop."
From Bibliomania; or Book-Madness A Bibliographical Romance by Thomas Frognall Dibdin
