'stroke' in a sentence

: (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand

: the maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam

: a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain

: a light touch

: a light touch with the hands

: (golf) the unit of scoring in golf is the act of hitting the ball with a club

: the oarsman nearest the stern of the shell who sets the pace for the rest of the crew

: anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause

: a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information

: a mark made on a surface by a pen, pencil, or paintbrush

: any one of the repeated movements of the limbs and body used for locomotion in swimming or rowing

: a single complete movement

: touch lightly and repeatedly, as with brushing motions

: strike a ball with a smooth blow

: row at a particular rate

: treat gingerly or carefully