How to Use at the stroke of in a Sentence

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• So bang, at the stroke of a pen, away goes the chances of a private investor comeback.
  — Clem Chambers, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
• That all comes to an end with Luck… or Something, which dropped at the stroke of midnight.
  — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 20 Feb. 2026
• Prior to its release at the stroke of midnight, 5 Stars was already a hit.
  — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 2 June 2023
• There's also an encore fireworks display at the stroke of midnight for those who are still awake—not a bad way to ring in the new year.
  — Madeline Weinfield, Travel + Leisure, 14 Nov. 2025
• The body insecurities that come with middle school prove even worse when your body can morph into any shape at the stroke of a pen.
  — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 19 Aug. 2021
• Without a breakthrough, federal funding will lapse at the stroke of midnight.
  — Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
• As with her previous videos, episode seven dropped at the stroke of midnight on TikTok.
  — Anna Chan, Billboard, 5 Oct. 2022
• But a seeming free-fall of 29 degrees took it to 34 at day’s end, and this trend did not halt at the stroke of midnight.
  — Martin Weil, Washington Post, 19 Feb. 2023
• The shiny pop-rock outfit out of Brisbane, Australia dropped the new album at the stroke of midnight.
  — Billboard Staff, Billboard, 26 Feb. 2021
• 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
• During the event, a crane lowers a giant ruby at the stroke of midnight, accompanied by live music.
  — Trudy Haywood Saunders, Travel + Leisure, 27 Jan. 2026
• On the night of, get to work on preparing a fantastic feast (with the help of a little wine and great music), to be enjoyed at the stroke of midnight.
  — Sunset Magazine, 21 Dec. 2022
• In a very on-brand move, Taylor Swift dropped her new album, Midnights, at the stroke of midnight today.
  — Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 21 Oct. 2022
• The conditions of one day seldom vanish, like Cinderella’s finery, at the stroke of midnight.
  — Washington Post, 26 Dec. 2020
• Immigration agencies face uneven impacts if funding lapses at the stroke of midnight.
  — Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
• But move quickly — because this one expires at the stroke of midnight following Travel Tuesday.
  — Dan Koday, Travel + Leisure, 28 Nov. 2023
• Running away at the stroke of midnight in glass slippers can be dangerous — and so can rehearsal for Dancing With the Stars.
  — EW.com, 17 Oct. 2023
• Have one at the stroke of midnight with the recipe below, or click here to find out why Prosecco actually works better here than Champagne.
  — Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 30 Dec. 2022
• Have one at the stroke of midnight with the recipe below, or click here to find out why Prosecco actually works better here than Champagne.
  — Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 27 Dec. 2025
• The overnight inauguration came just as Cuomo's resignation took effect at the stroke of midnight.
  — Jon Campbell, USA TODAY, 24 Aug. 2021
• Terminally ill teens living at Brightcliffe Hospice sneak out daily at the stroke of midnight to share ghost stories with each other and look for signs of the world beyond.
  — Nick Romano, EW.com, 6 Oct. 2022
• Every morning at the stroke of 9, in the western Ukrainian city of Chernivtsi, the entire town square comes to a standstill for a moment of silence to mourn the war dead.
  — Jeffrey Gettleman Finbarr O’Reilly, New York Times, 17 July 2023
• Russia’s border with NATO will more than double at the stroke of a pen, with an additional 830 miles.
  — Sune Engel Rasmussen, WSJ, 13 May 2022
• And in a matter of moments, like Cinderella at the stroke of midnight, they were transformed from an inescapable force into a group of cocky but severely misguided upstart soldiers.
  — Brian Klaas, Foreign Affairs, 17 July 2016
• 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 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
• After a turbulent 2020, many are looking forward to turning the page and starting a new chapter at the stroke of midnight on New Year’s Eve.
  — Patrick Connolly, orlandosentinel.com, 31 Dec. 2020
• 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
• Target has issued a list of about 500 stores nationwide that will be remaining open past midnight local time to sell CDs and LPs at the stroke of 12.
  — Chris Willman, Variety, 24 Sep. 2025
• Wicked fans can relive the magic of Thursday night’s NBC TV special with the official soundtrack album, which materialized at the stroke of midnight.
  — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 7 Nov. 2025