stroke of midnight

collocation in English

meaningsofstrokeandmidnight

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stroke
noun
uk
/strəʊk/us
/stroʊk/
a sudden change in the blood supply to a part of the brain, sometimes causing a loss of the ability to move particular parts of ...
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midnight
noun[U]
uk
/ˈmɪd.naɪt/us
/ˈmɪd.naɪt/
twelve o'clock in the middle of ...
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(Definition ofstrokeandmidnightfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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At the masquerade, the eight men run into the ballroom at thestrokeofmidnightand scare the gathered revelers.
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Here was a solider who, on thestrokeofmidnight, was to be changed from a soldier into a diplomatist.
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The coach will become a pumpkin at thestrokeofmidnightor whenever it comes.
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It is not true that such equipment would be put into place on thestrokeofmidnighton a particular date.
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At thestrokeofmidnight, we got to 60 votes.
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The cadet visits the statue and spins the rowels at thestrokeofmidnight.
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On thestrokeofmidnight, the watchman again gives a sign and the knights begin to lament.
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At its completion all light in the church building is extinguished, and all wait in darkness and silence for thestrokeofmidnight.
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At thestrokeofmidnight, students flock around the tower to steal a kiss from a long-time lover or new acquaintance.
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Afterwards, all of the lighting in the church is extinguished and all remain in silence and darkness until thestrokeofmidnight.
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At thestrokeofmidnight, the silence is broken at last when the stranger speaks.
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At thestrokeofmidnight, the final program was broadcast.
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A new day is considered to start with thestrokeofmidnight.
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In particular, those children born closest to thestrokeofmidnightwield more powerful gifts than the others.
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As the band performs the song, the girl runs home for thestrokeofmidnightwhen her rocker outfit changes back to a plain dress.
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Every night thestrokeofmidnight, their shared body changes both form and identity.
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Then, just before thestrokeofmidnight, a man concealed in a black cloak arrives on a white horse.
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The contestants have until the laststrokeofmidnightto complete the task.
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At thestrokeofmidnight, she would go to dance inside the oven; merely to come near a witch during any of this was said to be particularly dangerous.
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The experience lands the suitor in a hospital, where, presumably in a delirium, he sees and hears two dogs begin to speak at thestrokeofmidnight.
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