successful stroke
Example Sentences
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"And what successful stroke of business have you concluded?"
From Eastern Shame Girl by Souli, Charles Georges
He would have to enjoy the thought of his successful stroke by himself, then, and he pressed his fists against his mouth and hopped about on one leg with joy.
From Absolution by Viebig, Clara
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
The people were carried away with a fanatic zeal at the successful stroke of the Maid.
From The Executioner's Knife Or Joan of Arc by Sue, Eug?ne
We now, however, quit the subject—interesting, indeed, and all-important—of the tariff, with the deliberate expression of our opinion, that it is, taken as a whole, a very bold, masterly, and successful stroke of policy.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 55, No. 339, January, 1844 by Various
