crowning stroke
Example Sentences
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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
To C�sar it fell to put the crowning stroke to that work.
From Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 1 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History by Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)
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
Fate had the crowning stroke though still to give, for the young mother, agonized by this loss, was seized with a fatal inflammation of the brain.
From Great Italian and French Composers by Ferris, George T. (George Titus)
The arrangement of the Mounteney property was the crowning stroke of Mr. Stapylton Toad's professional celebrity.
From Vivian Grey by Disraeli, Benjamin, Earl of Beaconsfield
