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.

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 Meanings and Examples of STROKE
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
stroke
 n.  blow; light touch; sudden loss of consciousness for brain blood vessel lacking oxygen
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.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In VII
2  It was a bold stroke and it would have cost the South dearly, except for Forrest.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIV
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.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLIX
4  "No, I wouldn't believe you," said Melanie soothingly, beginning to stroke his hair again.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER LVI
5  The world was not so stupid and blundering after all: now and then a stroke of luck came to the unluckiest.
House of Mirth By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: Chapter 8
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.
House of Mirth By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2: Chapter 6
7  Mrs. Champ Perry leaned over to stroke her hand and whisper, "You look tired, dearie."
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XI
8  While his one live leg made lively echoes along the deck, every stroke of his dead limb sounded like a coffin-tap.
Moby Dick By Herman Melville
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 51. The Spirit-Spout.
9  Start her, now; give 'em the long and strong stroke, Tashtego.'
Moby Dick By Herman Melville
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 61. Stubb Kills a Whale.
10  If it be made in the unobstructed air, especially if it descend to its mark, the stroke is then simply irresistible.
Moby Dick By Herman Melville
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 86. The Tail.
11  'I advised her to control herself, or she would have a stroke,' grandmother said afterward.
My Antonia By Willa Cather
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2. The Hired Girls: XV
12  She did shout for joy, as with a sweeping stroke or two she lifted her body to the surface of the water.
The Awakening By Kate Chopin
Context  Highlight   In X
13  The water was deep, but she lifted her white body and reached out with a long, sweeping stroke.
The Awakening By Kate Chopin
Context  Highlight   In XXXIX
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.
The Jungle By Upton Sinclair
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 3
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.
The Jungle By Upton Sinclair
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 3
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.