crowning stroke

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But the crowning stroke of feeling is dependent on a circumstance seldom observed.

From On the Old Road Vol. 1 (of 2) A Collection of Miscellaneous Essays and Articles on Art and Literature by Ruskin, John

This was vexing enough, but in the particular circumstances it was a crowning stroke of misfortune.

From Round the World in Seven Days by Strang, Herbert

By a crowning stroke of imbecility, and to make his misfortunes perfect, his protector's advice had thrown him into painting, in spite of the real taste that he showed for wood carving.

From His Masterpiece by Vizetelly, Ernest Alfred

But the crowning stroke came on Easter Sunday, the most sacred day of the Greek Church.

From A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year Volume Two (of Three) by Emerson, Edwin

It is a crowning stroke that he has not seen fit to change the name of the vessel.

From The Best Short Stories of 1921 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story by O'Brien, Edward J. (Edward Joseph Harrington)