successful stroke
Example Sentences
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He had perhaps made some very successful stroke in his affairs during the three days he had spent in Naples.
From Don Orsino by F. Marion (Francis Marion) Crawford
Haig's successful stroke was delivered on a front of nearly two miles south of the Ypres-Roulers railway.
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
He tore off the wrapper eagerly, for now at last he would learn whether he had made a bold and successful stroke, or only a frightful mistake.
From The Giant's Robe by F. Anstey
"And what successful stroke of business have you concluded?"
From Eastern Shame Girl by Charles Georges Souli
