stroked
Example Sentences
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She turned on a heart-shaped computer light, stroked back her long hair and unmuted herself.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
Michael Phelps crawl stroked away from his first retirement.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
On Thursday, Bethell cracked a switch hit off Varun Chakravarthy, played a delicate reverse scoop off Hardik Pandya and, with flowing hands and flashing wrists, stroked the ball to all parts.
From BBC ● Mar. 6, 2026
Luke McCowan stroked home the winner after just 28 seconds and played positively, while in the back four Dane Murray, and Marcelo Sarrachi stood out in a gutsy display.
From BBC ● Feb. 26, 2026
Slowly, so the gate wouldn’t creak, she opened the goat pen and stroked the mother goat’s back.
From "Tiger Boy" by Mitali Perkins
