fell stroke

It's unlikely that a new congressional majority will literally repeal the law in one fell stroke.

Nothing but the red mark on the doorway of the dwelling would be of any avail in warding off the fell stroke.

Here was all the solid foundation knocked from under him at one fell stroke, as if by a cannon.

How could it be otherwise when she had lost so much at one fell stroke of fate?

And here, at one fell stroke, Ravalette had toppled the castle remorselessly about my ears.

Had he not raised in time the remnant of his shield, which that fell stroke for aye destroyed, the combat had been done.