How to Use stride in a Sentence

stride

1 of 2 verb

• She strode across the room towards me.
• Then Queathem strode down the King's Road to get the dogs ready for the start of the march.
  — Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 6 May 2023
• The track strides 5-3 on Gospel Airplay, thanks to a 23% hike in plays.
  — Jim Asker, Billboard, 9 Jan. 2020
• To their right was a man on 10-foot-tall stilts striding across the lot.
  — Sara Cline, ExpressNews.com, 12 May 2020
• The man then strides up to Best and moves to strip the wedding ring off Best’s finger.
  — oregonlive, 2 Feb. 2020
• As Susan watched the man stride down the concourse, the penny dropped.
  — John Kelly, Washington Post, 7 Aug. 2023
• The two men stride toward us with masks scrunched against their noses.
  — Bryan Washington, The New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2023
• The officer strode over and struck the old man’s head with a baton.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 25 Nov. 2019
• Premier Khrushchev turned abruptly and strode over to the Mason Street edge of the court.
  — Bill Van Niekerken, SFChronicle.com, 11 Sep. 2019
• Part of her video shows Christian striding off the train, still waving the knife in the air.
  — oregonlive, 2 Feb. 2020
• The two strode up ice and Helm passed back to Filppula, who took the shot and scored bar down.
  — Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 20 Nov. 2019
• Several people strode past the fence and through the front door.
  — Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Jan. 2024
• Three strode out to other parts of the continent, but one crouched in place.
  — Colin Barras, Science | AAAS, 11 Feb. 2020
• The young man stood up off his stool, strode into the middle of the lounge floor, and smoothly drew the blade out of the scabbard.
  — Colin Barrett, Harper's magazine, 22 July 2019
• Djokovic strode calmly to a towel box in a corner to wipe off.
  — Howard Fendrich, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2023
• The attacker strides toward him, a hand in a pocket of his coat.
  — Washington Post, 4 Sep. 2019
• One of the men strode up, raised an assault rifle and fired a few rounds toward the Israelis.
  — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2024
• For had the president chosen to stride up those steps, who would have dared stop him?
  — Mark Danner, The New York Review of Books, 6 Jan. 2021
• Seconds later, Will Smith strode up to the stage and slapped Rock across the face hard enough to make the other man stumble.
  — Mary Carole McCauley, Baltimore Sun, 22 Feb. 2023
• Hando looks to be ready, and then some, to stride into Houston’s brave new world of hand rolls.
  — Greg Morago, Houston Chronicle, 17 Dec. 2019
• As the group surrounding Foose laid their hands upon him, one woman rose and strode out of the church.
  — USA Today, 13 Feb. 2020
• Dylan Larkin picked the puck up along the boards and strode to the middle and fired a puck that Matt Murray deflected.
  — Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 7 Dec. 2019
• In one, McCarthy strides up an aisle in the House chamber and disappears from view.
  — David Bauder, ajc, 19 Feb. 2023
• Carollo strode to the gym that sits under banyan trees.
  — Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 20 Dec. 2023
• Roman’s nihilism is on full display when Kendall strides in to goad him back to work.
  — Erica Gonzales, ELLE, 30 May 2023
• After breaking through the lower part of the gate, the thief took a dolly out of the van and strode up the driveway toward the storage area.
  — Harriet Ryan, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2023
• The three hoisted two wattles onto their shoulders and strode up a hill.
  — Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Nov. 2023
• The students then strode back through over hills in the horse pasture, down the gravel road and to the center of campus for one last rally.
  — Clarence Williams, Washington Post, 6 Nov. 2023
• The 19-year-old American strode in wearing a white linen sundress.
  — Abby Aguirre, Vogue, 6 Mar. 2024
• And the gargantuan marine mammals made quite the entrance, gently striding through the blue waters.
  — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 4 Feb. 2024

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stride

2 of 2 noun

• She crossed the room in only a few strides.
• He was standing only a few strides away from me.
• She entered the room with a confident stride.
• He has a distinctive bouncy stride.
• Plus, the side slit is helpful for those with a longer stride.
  — Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 15 Aug. 2023
• Wallen took it in stride, laughing off the moment as the crowd cheered him on.
  — Justine Browning, EW.com, 22 Apr. 2023
• Canales takes such challenges in stride, playing the long game.
  — Sam Lubell, New York Times, 1 Mar. 2024
• Five strides up hill, then time for thrill. Pick up sawdust cube and be deft.
  — Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 27 Jan. 2024
• For most of us, 2,000 steps is about a mile, depending on stride length.
  — Gretchen Reynolds, Anchorage Daily News, 8 June 2023
• She's taken those attacks in stride as a sign of her growing strength in the race.
  — Sarah Maddox, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2024
• These are important strides but there is still a long way to go.
  — Giacomo Chiesi, Fortune, 25 May 2023
• Rodgers, for his part, initially seemed to handle the pick in stride.
  — Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2023
• Once Was' Taking the prank in his stride, Johnson even made a cheeky joke about what the letters now spelled out.
  — Alexis Jones, Peoplemag, 22 Oct. 2023
• Still, Blunt took the upset in stride and looked stunning while doing so.
  — Cait Bazemore, Robb Report, 11 Mar. 2024
• The only catch is that anxious, type-A Haru can’t stop working and struggles to take things in stride.
  — Emma Stefansky, The Atlantic, 19 Jan. 2024
• Just establish a rhythm, don’t break stride, and as those who fly kites must wait on the wind, stay patient.
  — Jonathan Rowe, Spin, 19 Sep. 2023
• But Downey takes it in stride, motioning to his nose in knowing fashion from the crowd.
  — Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2024
• With the sun still high in the sky and a good set of roots down under, the summer vegetable garden is just now hitting its stride.
  — Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 4 Aug. 2023
• The ball barely even reached the grass, but Neal never broke stride, flying into second base ahead of the throw.
  — The Indianapolis Star, 26 May 2023
• Miller hustled to third and never broke stride as third-base coach Jason Lane sent him home.
  — Todd Rosiak, Journal Sentinel, 23 May 2023
• Shane West is taking critiques of his 2002 film A Walk to Remember in stride!
  — Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 11 Jan. 2024
• The adequate amount for you also depends on your stride length.
  — Addison Aloian, Women's Health, 10 June 2023
• There’s no strategic coyness to her stride, no adjustment to the wants of others.
  — Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2023
• If the showing process finds its stride against UCLA, there will be a full circle feel to his college football path.
  — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2023
• The actor is sweating, fists pumping up and down in stride, their hair tendrils stick to their temples like syrup.
  — Madeline Howard, Vogue, 3 Nov. 2023
• Romney once advised the president on how to look less old: Don’t shuffle and take longer strides.
  — Janet Hook, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2023
• Now a few seasons in, Scott has found her stride and a bevy of fashionable fans and customers who support her.
  — Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 7 Feb. 2024
• After some frustrating games to close the regular season, the Aztecs seem to have hit their March stride.
  — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2024
• Despite enormous strides across sectors, women still earn about 83 cents on the man’s dollar—yes, even now.
  — Jane Thier, Fortune, 27 Mar. 2024
• Taiwan has made strides in its response to disasters, experts say.
  — Siyi Zhao Lam Yik Fei, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024