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How to use stroke in a sentence

40 example sentences · noun, verb

Stroke means an act of hitting; a blow, a hit. Example: “Singapore plans to cane scammers and scam mules, with mandatory caning of at least six strokes for scammers and discretionary caning for mules.”

Examples of stroke by meaning

nounAn act of hitting; a blow, a hit.

  • a stroke on the chin

nounAn act of striking with a weapon; a blow.

  • Singapore plans to cane scammers and scam mules, with mandatory caning of at least six strokes for scammers and discretionary caning for mules.

nounThe hitting of a bell or similar by the clapper or hammer of a clock; the sound thereof; the time when this occurs.

  • on the stroke of midnight
  • Already guarding a 1–0 lead from the first leg, Blackpool inched further ahead when Stephen Dobbie scored from an acute angle on the stroke of half-time.2012 May 9, John Percy, “Birmingham City 2 Blackpool 2 (2–3 on agg[regate]): match report”, in Tony Gallagher, editor, The Daily Telegraph...

nounOne of a series of beats or movements against a resisting medium, by means of which movement through or upon it is...

  • the stroke of a bird’s wing in flying

nounA movement of the arms and legs which propels a swimmer through the water; a specific combination of such movements...

  • I took a couple of everlasting big strokes and managed to grab hold of the skiff's rail, close to the stern.1913, Joseph C[rosby] Lincoln, chapter VII, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients, New York, N.Y.; London: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC, pages...

nounA single movement or thrust of a reciprocating device (such as a piston or connecting rod).

  • For the pistons of a four-stroke engine, the exhaust stroke follows the power stroke.

nounThe length of this movement.

  • The bore times the stroke times the number of cylinders equals displacement.

nounAn act causing hurt or death, especially when seen as divine punishment.

  • the stroke of death

More sentences with stroke

  • After my father had a stroke, every time he tried to talk, it sounded like nonsense.From the entry nonsense
  • A Japanese saw is one that cuts on the pull stroke rather than on the push stroke.From the entry Japanese
  • Tiger finished the round at tenth, seven strokes behind the leaders.From the entry at
  • I played 18 holes yesterday. The second hole today cost me three strokes over par.From the entry hole
  • The judge imposed on the thief a sentence of fifteen strokes with the rod.From the entry rod
  • His stroke with that two-piece stick is a good as anybody's in the club.From the entry stick
  • The traditional form of the character has twice as many strokes as the simplified form.From the entry traditional
  • In the wilderness, a brimmed hat will ward off heat stroke for a while.From the entry brimmed
  • The number 8 is usually made with a single stroke.From the entry number
  • Fluffy bunny rabbits are really nice to stroke.From the entry fluffy
  • He keeled over after having a stroke.From the entry keel
  • The artist smeared paint over the canvas in broad strokes.From the entry smear
  • The stroke was characterised by ipsilateral paralysis.From the entry ipsilateral
  • The patient convalesced for six months after his stroke.From the entry convalesce
  • This engine is bored and stroked: the cylinders have been bored out, and the original crankshaft has been replaced with one that has longer throws.From the entry bore out
  • Prewriting strokes are the precursors to forming shapes, letters and numbers.2026, Natasha Smet, Solomon and O'Brien's Pediatric Skills for Occupational Therapy Assistants. From the entry prewriting
  • You care more about stroking your own ego than giving us anything we'd actually enjoy!2026 March 20, Gooseworx, “hjsakldfhl” (27:25 from the start), in The Amazing Digital Circus, episode 8, spoken by Pomni (Lizzie Freeman). From the entry stroke someone's ego
  • For example, this may occur when symptoms of dizziness end up being a stroke.2024 January 31, Jesse M. Pines, Robert D. Glatter, “Commentary: Why Everyone Needs Their Own Emergency Medicine Doctor: How Emerging…. From the entry undertriage
  • A followup stroke through the back of the neck, and the second soldier was down.2023 October 12, HarryBlank, “Fire in the Hole”, in SCP Foundation, archived from the original on 22 May 2024. From the entry essay
  • I say to people I'm not this Bond villain, sitting upstairs, stroking a cat!2023 January 25, Cem Davis tells Nick Brodrick, “A warm 'Waterloo family' welcome”, in RAIL, number 975, page 38. From the entry Bond villain
  • Jake came up to the stall and stroked his neck while Jasper nosed around Jake's coat pocket.2023, J. D. Arnold, Rawhide Jake: Learning the Ropes, →ISBN. From the entry nose around
  • The elephant in the room, you know, we had a stroke back in May.2022 October 25, 32:11 from the start, Vote 2022, in Joseph Camp, director, PBS NewsHour (television production), spoken by John…. From the entry we
  • He was still stroking Radar, long glides of his hand from nape to tail.2022, Stephen King, chapter 8, in Fairy Tale, page 132. From the entry nape
  • "Hobson's Choice." He was still stroking Radar, long glides of his hand from nape to tail.2022, Stephen King, chapter 8, in Fairy Tale […], New York, N.Y.: Scribner, →ISBN, page 132. From the entry Hobson's choice
  • So she'd chat with me and allow me to stroke her beak.2021 February 14, Sam Baker, quoting Christopher Skaife, “Charity that runs Tower of London spent £350K over last five years caring for…. From the entry knock-knock
  • G-money aggressively pulled Coco's hair, as he delivered powerful strokes to her love tunnel.2019 December 23, Damont L. Diggs, Wait, Lulu.com, →ISBN, →OCLC. From the entry pipe down
  • A girl strokes a Hermann’s tortoise in a flat in Paris.2018 May 25, Eric Hilaire, The Guardian. From the entry Hermann's tortoise
  • He stroked the supple leather, imagining it molded to Avily's creamy, delicate flesh.2017 March 9, Jodi Redford, Lover Enraptured, Jodi Redford. From the entry plumpage
  • He swam a few strokes and then sat on a rock to dry out.2017, Peter Stamm, translated by Michael Hofmann, To the Back of Beyond, New York, N.Y.: Other Press, →ISBN, page 114. From the entry pack lunch
  • During the first days after the onset of stroke, patients were polymedicated.2016 January 28, “Microparticle Shedding from Neural Progenitor Cells and Vascular Compartment Cells Is Increased in Ischemic Stroke”, in…. From the entry polymedicate
  • People looked at us but no one smiled or stroked Debbie, our nice-looking Labrador.2015, Nina Stibbe, Man at the Helm: A Novel. From the entry fieldy

Meaning of stroke

  1. noun An act of hitting; a blow, a hit.
  2. noun An act of striking with a weapon; a blow.
  3. noun A single movement with a tool; also, an impact of a tool on an object.

Full definition of stroke

Questions about stroke in a sentence

How do you use stroke in a sentence?
Stroke is used as a noun and verb. For example: “Singapore plans to cane scammers and scam mules, with mandatory caning of at least six strokes for scammers and discretionary caning for mules.”
What is a short sentence with stroke?
“the stroke of death”
What does stroke mean?
Stroke means an act of hitting; a blow, a hit.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: stroke (page history and authors) and the entries each sentence comes from. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws chose the sentences, left out offensive ones and quotations older than 1900, and marked the word in each. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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