strokes
Example Sentences
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But there is a congested leaderboard with 20 players within four strokes of the lead.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
The broad strokes of dark composite cladding along the rocker panels, lower front and rear fascia, and around the wheel wells, signal its soft-road sensibilities—as does the 8.5 inches of ground clearance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
If “Crew Girl” is formulaic in its broad strokes, nice details are worked in among them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
Mladic died last week after suffering several strokes while serving a life sentence in The Hague for war crimes committed during the 1990s war in Bosnia.
From Barron's ● Sep. 5, 2026
Thiazi hauled the boat down the strand into the cold waters of the northern ocean and rowed with huge strokes out into the sea.
From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman
