a stroke of genius

noun phrase

: a brilliant and successful idea or decision

Deciding to relocate the company was a stroke of genius.

Examples of a stroke of genius in a Sentence

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In a stroke of genius, Downey plays all of the white men who take the Captain under their wing. —Judy Berman, TIME, 10 Apr. 2024

Jason Lipshutz: The first-week performance of Eternal Sunshine — plus the fact that both its lead single and second single hit No. 1 on the Hot 100 — makes the rollout look like a stroke of genius. —Katie Atkinson, Billboard, 19 Mar. 2024

The dog-leg graphic on the C-pillar was a stroke of genius. —Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 17 Mar. 2024

While there are many ways to interpret the young love and rash actions of the title characters, framing their choices around mental health is a stroke of genius. —Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 2 Feb. 2024

Or maybe just call it a stroke of genius by the folks that carved out the schedules this season. —Dave Skretta, USA TODAY, 30 Jan. 2024

And above all, why him? But on this point, there is no mystery: Former Washington athletic director Jen Cohen’s decision to hire Kalen DeBoer in late November 2021 was a stroke of genius. —Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2024

Many of the pieces combine wardrobe staples in a stroke of genius kind of way: the denim blazer brings together the casual denim jacket with the typical business-ready workwear blazer, for instance. —Kristen Bateman, Vogue, 7 Sep. 2023

Deion Sanders His unprecedented, controversial roster overhaul proved a stroke of genius, at least for one week. —Jon Wilner | , oregonlive, 3 Sep. 2023