Examples of at the stroke of in a Sentence
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Running away at the stroke of midnight in glass slippers can be dangerous — and so can rehearsal for Dancing With the Stars.
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EW.com, 17 Oct. 2023
Some believe that locking lips at the stroke of midnight can strengthen an already-existing relationship and offer good luck, and that a lack of someone to do it with means an upcoming year of loneliness.
—Gia Yetikyel, Vogue, 7 Dec. 2023
But most economists overlook the fact that dollarization, for the most part, is nothing more than a change in a country’s unit of account, accomplished at the stroke of a pen as obligations are redenominated.
—Matt Sekerke, National Review, 29 Nov. 2023
But move quickly — because this one expires at the stroke of midnight following Travel Tuesday.
—Dan Koday, Travel + Leisure, 28 Nov. 2023
Arriving at the stroke of midnight, This Life represents the third incarnation of Take That, now recording and performing as the trio of Gary Barlow, Howard Donald and Mark Owen.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 24 Nov. 2023
Related After twice leaving the band — in 2005 and then again in 2014 — DeLonge is back in the lineup alongside singer/bassist Mark Hoppus and drummer Travis Barker for One More Time…, which dropped at the stroke of midnight.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 20 Oct. 2023
The multi-hyphenate, Grammy Award-winning artist dropped World Music Radio at the stroke of midnight, an LP that clocks-in at more than one hour and features assists from Lana Del Rey, Lil Wayne, Kenny G and others.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 18 Aug. 2023
Arriving at the stroke of midnight, The Ballad Of Darren was produced by James Ford, and recorded at Studio 13 in London and Devon, England in spring of this year.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 21 July 2023
EW.com, 17 Oct. 2023
Some believe that locking lips at the stroke of midnight can strengthen an already-existing relationship and offer good luck, and that a lack of someone to do it with means an upcoming year of loneliness.
—Gia Yetikyel, Vogue, 7 Dec. 2023
But most economists overlook the fact that dollarization, for the most part, is nothing more than a change in a country’s unit of account, accomplished at the stroke of a pen as obligations are redenominated.
—Matt Sekerke, National Review, 29 Nov. 2023
But move quickly — because this one expires at the stroke of midnight following Travel Tuesday.
—Dan Koday, Travel + Leisure, 28 Nov. 2023
Arriving at the stroke of midnight, This Life represents the third incarnation of Take That, now recording and performing as the trio of Gary Barlow, Howard Donald and Mark Owen.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 24 Nov. 2023
Related After twice leaving the band — in 2005 and then again in 2014 — DeLonge is back in the lineup alongside singer/bassist Mark Hoppus and drummer Travis Barker for One More Time…, which dropped at the stroke of midnight.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 20 Oct. 2023
The multi-hyphenate, Grammy Award-winning artist dropped World Music Radio at the stroke of midnight, an LP that clocks-in at more than one hour and features assists from Lana Del Rey, Lil Wayne, Kenny G and others.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 18 Aug. 2023
Arriving at the stroke of midnight, The Ballad Of Darren was produced by James Ford, and recorded at Studio 13 in London and Devon, England in spring of this year.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 21 July 2023
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