Stroked in a sentence

As my mother lay dying at the University of Miami Medical Center, I watched as my eldest sister Sara gently stroked my mother’s face and told the nurse, “My mother is a queen.

Day stroked a brilliant, curling first putt for birdie from 44 feet to three feet, only to push his attempt for par past the hole and then also miss his try at bogey.

He stroked his chocolate, he flapped it, he made Gardner sniff it, he flanked it.

I remember he playfully stroked the weapon afterwards.

Labuschagne, player of the match in the series opener when he stroked a masterful 80 not out after coming in as a concussion substitute, was at his innovative, busy best.

Once both cats are relaxed about being stroked with your other cat’s scent on your hands, they can finally see each other and your new cat can explore the rest of your home.

Sinclair then stroked 81 at the top of the order to set up what turned out to be a relatively easy chase for the Berbicians, who maintained their winning momentum.

The fans went full-scale mental when the young lad Bowen stroked the winner home and my sources tell me the players and staff was painting the streets of Plague red into the small wee-wee hours of the night.

With the Leinster defence caught disorganised and narrow, out-half Burns stroked a cross-field kick to centre Hume in acres of space on the right.

A handling infringement by Edwardians was punished by Jack Hughes who stroked over a penalty 15 minutes into the second half (13-5).

As the ball came free, with the keeper grounded, Dahou stroked home to settle a hard fought and entertaining game in Heys favour.

At one point I was greeted by Cherri, a four-year-old black and white cat who clambered onto my lap and curled up in a ball, more than happy to be stroked and scratched behind the ears.

Barca were still reeling when the hosts took the lead through Vitinha who stroked the ball in two minutes later from a quick counter attack and substitute Bradley Barcola almost scored the third minutes later when his close-range strike hit the crossbar.

Davidson stroked three hits, including one double, in four at-bats and drove in two runs.

He stroked six off-side boundaries off the first 12 balls he faced and raced to 36 off only 22 deliveries before falling to a fine catch by James Aspinall at backward point.

He stroked the ball down to the green, got a great bounce, and the ball rolled right into the hole for an astonishing ace.

He then stroked the woman's cheek with his hand.

Hit forward long, controlled on the chest by Curtis Jones and stroked to Diogo Jota.

In 12 minutes they hit the net four times, Greg Printz's equaliser was followed by a controversial penalty shot for Will Cullen, then Daniel Tedesco got in the act and Mark Cooper stroked home an empty netter.

Ms Whalley said: "I went to comfort Freya and I could feel she was underweight and obviously frightened so I gently stroked her and placed her into a cat carrier.