His later work was characterised by a light palette and easy, economical strokes.

He rammed a short rod down the mouth of a scroll-butted dag, punching the wad into place with hard, economical strokes.

Later, living in Paris, Gallant took up the Jamesian theme of innocents abroad, though she sometimes sketched her expatriates with the quicker, more economical strokes of a Hemingway.

In this memoir, "Mr. Gold writes like the novelist he is," Mark Danner said here last year, "roughing in scenes and characters with a few economical strokes."

Daniel pulled his sword free and cut Gerald's throat with a single economical stroke.

In economy picking, the player will use the most economical stroke on each note.

His searches take him through a series of places and brief encounters, sketched with deft, economical strokes.

Her strokes economical, Lauren dropped ball after ball into the leather pockets.

He used the economical underhand stroke, thumb on the blade, fingers together.