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 Parkman, Francis

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 Anstey, F.

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

He had perhaps made some very successful stroke in his affairs during the three days he had spent in Naples.

From Don Orsino by Crawford, F. Marion (Francis Marion)

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.