masterstroke
Example Sentences
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His masterstroke came with the creation of Disneyland in 1955, just as audience attention was shifting to the new medium of television.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
Belgium keeper Senne Lammens has been a masterstroke signing, while the rehabilitation of Kobbie Mainoo is more credit in Carrick's ledger.
From BBC ● May 25, 2026
Some viewers see it as a thinly veiled endorsement of the policy - hailed in the film as a crippling masterstroke to weed out fake currency from Pakistan.
From BBC ● Mar. 24, 2026
This hire is either a masterstroke that fuels the Trojans’ return to glory — or the point of no return for a head coach desperate to prove he’s not just a one-dimensional offensive savant.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 31, 2026
But it is the masterstroke of the green spot, shining like a beacon in the middle of her forehead, that conveys the anguish of the girl’s confrontation with her inner self.
From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson
