Cutting the littered surface with clean, powerful strokes, he swam in the direction of the nearest ship.

A clean stroke through the neck-separate the head from the body-that was the best way to kill a wizard.

The young man shoved himself backward through the water and reached the middle of the creek in two long clean strokes.

Red Murray's long shears sliced out the advertisement from the newspaper in four clean strokes.

One swift, clean stroke of the sword would free him.

I know these are most clear and clean strokes.

I would have killed you mercifully, with one clean stroke, out of respect for your kin.

She saw Ayla wade into the water up to her waist, then kick off and head out to sea with long clean strokes.

She removed her clothing, dived into the water, and swam toward him with clean, swift strokes.

The experts say the most important rules in carving a sand structure are to start at the top and to make long, clean strokes.