at the stroke of

phrase

: exactly at

They arrived at the stroke of midnight.

Examples of at the stroke of in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

After 15 years competing in the Mountain West, Boise State held a Pac-12 launch party on Tuesday evening ahead of the school’s official conference switch at the stroke of midnight on July 1. — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 1 July 2026

But when the masks are supposed to come off at the stroke of midnight, the lady flees, leaving only a glove behind and setting the stage for the Cinderella fairytale Thompson had earlier teased. — Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 25 Feb. 2026

That all comes to an end with Luck… or Something, which dropped at the stroke of midnight. — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 20 Feb. 2026

The Supreme Court ruled that Trump does not have the power to impose sweeping tariffs at the stroke of a pen. — Margie Cullen, The Providence Journal, 20 Feb. 2026

Rhymes for at the stroke of

• above
• foxglove
• hereof
• thereof
• whereof
• dove
• glove
• love
• shove
• hereinabove