How to Use "Stroke" with Example Sentences

stroke (v): to rub gently in one direction

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Used with adverbs:

"He gently stroked her hand."
(gently, lightly, slowly, softly, tenderly)

"She softly stroked away his hair."
(away, back)

Used with nouns:

"She gently stroked her baby's back to put her sleep."
(back)

"He tenderly stroked his wife's face."
(face, hand, arm)

"She stroked her husband's hair while he lay sleeping."
(hair)

stroke (n): a repeated movement with the arm; a serious illness when a blood vessel bursts in the brain

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Used with adjectives:

"The artist paints with long strokes."
(long, short, thick, thin, narrow, bold, even, quick, fast, slow, smooth)

"The tennis player has a strong forehand stroke."
(forehand, backhand)

"The swimmer needs to work on her downward stroke."
(downward, upward)

"He had a massive stroke last month."
(massive, crippling, debilitating, serious, major, minor, mild, slight, fatal, non-fatal)

Used with verbs:

"How many strokes can you do?"
(do, swim)

"She had a major stroke and became paralyzed on one side of her body."
(had, suffered)

"The stroke left him unable to walk."
(left)

Used with nouns:

"My grandmother is a stroke survivor."
(survivor, victim, patient)

"He took a stroke prevention seminar."
(prevention, awareness)