successful stroke

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"And what successful stroke of business have you concluded?"

From Eastern Shame Girl by Souli, Charles Georges

The successful stroke made in September at Copenhagen filled the Czar with solicitude; for, like his ally, he had hoped to gain time, and such promptness in imitating Napoleon's contempt for neutral rights dismayed him.

From The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. III. (of IV.) by Sloane, William Milligan

And thus they proceeded, the Colonel radiant with every successful stroke, and blaming mallet, ball, and ground when otherwise, reiterating, "I can't make a stroke to-day."

From Bluebell A Novel by Huddleston, Mrs. George Croft

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

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