masterstroke

Example Sentences

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Wagner’s signing with the Rams last March was hailed as a masterstroke at the time, the defending Super Bowl champions picking up one of the greatest defensive players in the league’s history.

From Seattle Times

Despite the sneers of many Republicans who are eager to abandon the Ukrainians to the terror that awaits them if Putin wins, Biden’s surprise visit to Kyiv was a diplomatic masterstroke.

From Seattle Times

In what appeared to be a masterstroke of planning, or a bit of luck, the explosion was large enough to rupture fuel tanks in the passing train, setting it on fire.

From Seattle Times

Some of Mr. Berlusconi’s longtime supporters cast that alliance as a democratic masterstroke, for forcing the fringe to normalize and compromise in the transactional reality of the capital.

From New York Times

In the meantime, he says, the decision to embody DishBrain activity as the game Pong was a masterstroke.

From Scientific American