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final stroke

NOUN
coup de grâce
Synonyms
WEAK
blow clincher comeuppance deathblow defeat final blow kill knockout mercy stroke mortal blow quietus
NOUN
last straw
Synonyms
WEAK
affront indignity last lick limit match in the powder barrel overload provocation straw that broke the camel's back

Example Sentences

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But the fate wasn't repeated in 2011 when they won at home, with the final stroke being a six hit by skipper MS Dhoni.

From BBC • Oct. 6, 2023

The only easy shot Saturday was her final stroke, tapping in for par from inches away on the second extra hole to beat Bae in a playoff no one saw coming.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 1, 2023

DeChambeau’s final stroke of the round yielded a par, and he departed the interview area again without addressing print and digital media, speaking only to the Golf Channel and other PGA Tour partners.

From Washington Post • Aug. 28, 2021

On the day he quit, Chapman signed out as "John Lennon," crossing the name out with the final stroke of his pen.

From Salon • Dec. 9, 2020

Now that the end was all but attained, and it wanted but one final stroke for Amy to be lost to Charles for ever!

From It May Be True, Vol. II (of III) by Wood, Mrs. Henry