Sentence examples for big stroke from inspiring English sources

Mr. Friedland's pockets were deep because of a big stroke of mining luck.

So for me it was a big stroke of luck to work with him.

"Big guy, big stroke," said Kelly Ray, encouraging me to use my full six-foot wingspan in one swoop.

He was 22 and working as a grave-digger when he had what he calls his second big stroke of luck.

McCullum kept mid-off and mid-on up, if slightly deep, and Martin had the courage to toss the ball up just enough to tempt Pietersen into the big stroke.

If they know recognition and large sums of money are within their grasp, even if it does take a big stroke of luck, they'll be more likely to start exploring those big questions themselves.

Originally, Twenty20 was conceived and sold to the public as a crude biff-bang powerfest, full of big strokes and helter-skelter running and fielding.

Motion control wise, Kinect works well (and better than Move by most accounts) on the big strokes, less so on the more sensitive approach and putt aspects of the game.

But, arguing modestly for a man that has delivered so much for Obama, he concludes: "I guess what we bring is the value of our experience in elections that at least in their big strokes have similar themes.

And compared to later Soviet productions, which recast so much of the ballet in big strokes of dance and action, this is a Swan Lake that sings through its detail.

Ms. Hyltin, in Karin von Aroldingen's elusive and taxing role, is altogether more individual — with her big strokes of light-hearted initiative, she could be a screwball-comedy heroine — but she too needs guidance.