successful stroke
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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 Francis Parkman
The agony of young Thurlow, pretending to look pleased, was depicted by a very successful stroke of Art.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 02, No. 09, July, 1858 by Various
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 Walter Thornbury
So when he sailed in to the attack, and delivered his "swashing blow," the report of the gun was immediately heard, proving conclusively that a successful stroke had been made.
From The Cruise of the Cachalot Round the World After Sperm Whales by Frank T. Bullen
This successful stroke had put him in the best of humours, and from time to time he laughed quietly to himself as if enjoying some rich joke.
From My Sword's My Fortune A Story of Old France by Herbert Hayens
