crowning stroke

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The crowning stroke of ingenuity was a tale that received wide credence among quite intelligent Egyptians.

From Pan-Islam by Bury, G. Wyman (George Wyman)

Stout thruster, in the push you have no peer, Yet more supremely brilliant This crowning stroke of progress toward the rear, This strong recoil from which with heartened cheer We hope to bound resilient.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, March 28, 1917 by Various

At which crowning stroke of misfortune,—the timepiece must have slipped from his pocket into the water while he was tinkering with that infamous carbureter,—Maitland turned eloquently red in the face.

From The Brass Bowl by Vance, Louis Joseph

By a crowning stroke of imbecility, and to make his misfortunes perfect, his protector's advice had thrown him into painting, in spite of the real taste that he showed for wood carving.

From His Masterpiece by Vizetelly, Ernest Alfred

Fate had the crowning stroke though still to give, for the young mother, agonized by this loss, was seized with a fatal inflammation of the brain.

From Great Italian and French Composers by Ferris, George T. (George Titus)