strokes
Example Sentences
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Heading into Sunday, a record 22 players sat within four strokes of the lead.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
Left untreated or poorly managed, it can increase the risk of heart attacks and strokes and worsen existing heart and kidney disease.
From Science Daily • May 18, 2026
These can come with health risks such as a higher risk of heart attacks or strokes and other conditions, says Nagata.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026
Rahm won by six strokes, his second LIV victory of the season on a circuit where he has finished outside the top two only once in six tournaments this year.
From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026
But when I looked down to see what I had written it was not my small square hand-writing at all, it was long, and slanting, with curious pointed strokes.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
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