successful stroke
Example Sentences
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One occasion did present itself when there seemed to be room for a bold and successful stroke for Radicalism.
From Autobiography by Mill, John Stuart
Wilkes and Johnson then fell to bantering the Scotch; Burke complimented Boswell on his successful stroke of diplomacy in bringing Johnson and Wilkes together.
From Old and New London Volume I by Thornbury, Walter
He had done a very successful stroke of business in Liverpool, and was returning to Laburnum Villa in the highest spirits.
From The School Queens by Meade, L. T.
"And what successful stroke of business have you concluded?"
From Eastern Shame Girl by Souli, Charles Georges
Another successful stroke was the destruction of Fort Frontenac, which was taken by a provincial army under Colonel Bradstreet.
From The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada by Parkman, Francis
