At a stroke definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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At a stroke it cuts total indebtedness from 21 billion to 17 billion.

At a stroke it placed his opponents on the back foot.

At a stroke, a cultural chasm narrowed.

At a stroke, all trust and credibility was regained.

At a stroke, the entire draw game was changed beyond recognition.

Cut the deficit by a quarter at a stroke.

Far from the one-off we were hoping for, he’s turned at a stroke into an habitual
offender.

Fear and loneliness would be banished at a stroke.

Lighting up the monument would cut the visual connection between the monument and
the starry night sky at a stroke.

She slept and woke up feeling dead and empty, as if the whole point of her existence
had been removed at a stroke.