STROKE in a Sentence
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209 example sentences for STROKE, such as:
1. Her idea was a stroke of genius.
2. A stroke paralysed half his face.
3. An oak is not felled at one stroke.
4. Church bells pealed at the stroke of midnight.
5. Love a way out Do not make the cocoon since the stroke.
2. A stroke paralysed half his face.
3. An oak is not felled at one stroke.
4. Church bells pealed at the stroke of midnight.
5. Love a way out Do not make the cocoon since the stroke.
Search Quotes from Classic Book Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen |
Meanings and Examples of STROKE
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stroke
n. a light touch
v. touch lightly and repeatedly, as with brushing motions
Classic Sentence: (183 in 13 pages)
1 The cat rubbed itself ingratiatingly against her, and she said "Good Pussy," stooped to stroke it and gave it a scrap of meat from her plate.
2 It was a bold stroke and it would have cost the South dearly, except for Forrest.
3 She did not realize then that with one stroke she had cut forever any fragile tie that still bound her to the old days, to old friends.
4 "No, I wouldn't believe you," said Melanie soothingly, beginning to stroke his hair again.
5 The world was not so stupid and blundering after all: now and then a stroke of luck came to the unluckiest.
6 She paused again to measure the effect of this announcement on her hearer, but the brush in Miss Bart's lifted hand maintained its unwavering stroke from brow to nape.
7 Mrs. Champ Perry leaned over to stroke her hand and whisper, "You look tired, dearie."
8 While his one live leg made lively echoes along the deck, every stroke of his dead limb sounded like a coffin-tap.
9 Start her, now; give 'em the long and strong stroke, Tashtego.'
10 If it be made in the unobstructed air, especially if it descend to its mark, the stroke is then simply irresistible.
11 'I advised her to control herself, or she would have a stroke,' grandmother said afterward.
12 She did shout for joy, as with a sweeping stroke or two she lifted her body to the surface of the water.
13 The water was deep, but she lifted her white body and reached out with a long, sweeping stroke.
14 Neither squeals of hogs nor tears of visitors made any difference to them; one by one they hooked up the hogs, and one by one with a swift stroke they slit their throats.
15 One with a swift stroke cut the throat; another with two swift strokes severed the head, which fell to the floor and vanished through a hole.
Example Sentence: (26 in 2 pages)
1 In stories the doomed hero is usually saved at the last minute by some stroke of fortune, but almost always his sense of values is changed.
2 Church bells pealed at the stroke of midnight.
3 Politicians know they cannot create a lawful society simply at the stroke of a pen.
4 A stroke paralysed half his face.
5 Her idea was a stroke of genius.
6 By a stroke of fortune he found work almost immediately.
7 With the smoothest stroke in the game and his newborn baby at home, this was easy labor for Tim Legler.
8 By a stroke of good fortune, Steven was still in his office.
9 An oak is not felled at one stroke.
10 It was a bold stroke to reveal the identity of the murderer on the first page.
11 Obesity correlates with increased risk for hypertension and stroke.
12 Love a way out Do not make the cocoon since the stroke.
13 The doctors need to preserve and re-route those veins or both twins risk suffering a stroke.
14 Richard did not deviate from his daily routine: every day he set off for work at eight o'clock, had his sack lunch at 12:15, and headed home at the stroke of five.
15 If diabetes is not diagnosed early, or if it is poorly managed, he said, it can result in blindness, heart disease, stroke, and kidney failure.