at a stroke in a sentence

Examples

1. He has a well-defined national reputation anyway, which cannot be transformed at a stroke.
2. At a stroke, the measure would empty Cambodia's jails and then possibly demolish them.
3. At a stroke, Mary became the wealthiest heiress in Britain, perhaps in all of Europe.
4. He therefore hopes to solve Britain s defence, educational, and unemployment problems at a stroke.
5. At a stroke he created in Swedish poetry a new vision of the natural and urban scene.
6. Seeking innocence by association will not help Gore overcome " Clinton fatigue " at a stroke.
7. At a stroke Louis had added one of the most powerful duchies in France to the Capetian domains.
8. At a stroke MacGregor lost his main source of income and the support of the influential Bowater family.
9. At a stroke Sara is left a penniless orphan, and Miss Minchin's own fortune disappears.
10. At a stroke, the $ 40 billion-a-year tobacco industry would become a criminal enterprise.