He was prepared to deal some unexpected stroke that would change the tenor of this conflict.

A sudden and unexpected stroke But the man made no hostile movement.

The unexpected stroke was proof of The Shadow's power, even at this distance.

The Shadow had turned the tables with an unexpected stroke, based upon his recognition of the fellow's yellowness.

Blade hadn't expected to have so many Looter weapons, but he wasn't going to turn down an unexpected stroke of good luck.

His Majesty made no reply; this unexpected stroke embarrassed him.

If they had been, her mother would be alive, the massive, unexpected stroke she had suffered eleven years in the future.

By sheer luck, the unexpected stroke caught his mailed shoulder.

A Khamorth might have died from the unexpected stroke.

A man fighting him didn't always have to look out for an unexpected stroke from a startling direction.