Sentence examples for stroke against from inspiring English sources

And this proved the key stroke against Capriati.

The delays ensuing from the frustration of Rommel's stroke against the 1st Army reduced the effectiveness of his stroke against the 8th.

The surprise was that he found his hitting stroke against the Phillies ace Roy Halladay.

While the order was aimed as a symbolic first stroke against sprawl, some environmentalists doubted its effectiveness.

It was a memorable stroke against one of the fastest bowlers in the world and Collingwood was impressed.

Late in April, 14 divisions, with 1,500 guns, were quietly concentrated for the stroke against the six Russian divisions present.

Showing the black-clad minister mid-stroke, against a nearly monochromatic silvery lake and sky, this wonderfully plain work is contemporary with Goya, and a bit ahead of Caspar David Friedrich.

He belongs on a river, rowing with long, steady strokes against the current.

The eagle, a symbol of the German nation, is shown with thick brush strokes against a bright blue sky.

The women's final pitted Karolina Pliskova, with her long limbs and silent, scudding strokes, against Angelique Kerber, a brawler.

Yesterday Alec Stewart was more or less at his best, cruising to his century by punishing the many deviations in line and limiting his strokes against Muttiah Muralitharan.