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
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
On the day he quit, Chapman signed out as "John Lennon," crossing the name out with the final stroke of his pen.
From Salon • Dec. 9, 2020
In the distant future, which had a dim horizon of hope, I expected to make some final stroke by which to expel them.
From The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 1, January 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy by Various
