bestrode
bi-ˈstrōd 
bē-
; bestridden
bi-ˈstri-dᵊn
bē-
; bestriding
bi-ˈstrī-diŋ
bē-
Examples of bestride in a Sentence
a giant that bestrode the river
Recent Examples on the Web
In a unipolar world, Washington might have been able to be all things in all regions, like a colossus bestriding the world, but this is wholly untenable in an era of great-power competition.
—
Elbridge Colby, Foreign Affairs, 10 Dec. 2019
Prime Minister Boris Johnson and other Brexiteers like to think of the United Kingdom as that lone actor, bestriding the international stage.
—David Reynolds, Foreign Affairs, 8 May 2020
In a streaming world, where more than half of American homes no longer have a cable subscription, there is no way for a president to rhetorically bestride the narrow world like a Colossus.
—Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 3 July 2023
Russian mercenaries with the same shadowy Wagner Group now fighting in Ukraine bestride the Central African Republic, a country rich in gold and diamonds.
—Roger Cohen Mauricio Lima, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2022
His book is an attempt at redeeming a career wrecked by Robert Mueller’s prosecutors, who portrayed him as one of the most corrupt characters to ever bestride Washington.
—Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 16 Aug. 2022
With the new Gilded Age now fully in swing, we are ruled by a class of philosopher kings who bestride the business and political worlds.
—Michael Taylor, San Antonio Express-News, 12 Jan. 2022
The alternative is to continue to bestride both systems and accept the consequence that trust—arguably the most important attribute of a communication tool like Zoom—is at the mercy of the Chinese Communist Party.
—The Economist, 20 June 2020
The offices are spooky-minimalist, and a colossal statue of a little girl bestrides the campus, her eyes glassy and piercing like a nightmare doll’s.
—James Poniewozik, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2020
Elbridge Colby, Foreign Affairs, 10 Dec. 2019
Prime Minister Boris Johnson and other Brexiteers like to think of the United Kingdom as that lone actor, bestriding the international stage.
—David Reynolds, Foreign Affairs, 8 May 2020
In a streaming world, where more than half of American homes no longer have a cable subscription, there is no way for a president to rhetorically bestride the narrow world like a Colossus.
—Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 3 July 2023
Russian mercenaries with the same shadowy Wagner Group now fighting in Ukraine bestride the Central African Republic, a country rich in gold and diamonds.
—Roger Cohen Mauricio Lima, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2022
His book is an attempt at redeeming a career wrecked by Robert Mueller’s prosecutors, who portrayed him as one of the most corrupt characters to ever bestride Washington.
—Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 16 Aug. 2022
With the new Gilded Age now fully in swing, we are ruled by a class of philosopher kings who bestride the business and political worlds.
—Michael Taylor, San Antonio Express-News, 12 Jan. 2022
The alternative is to continue to bestride both systems and accept the consequence that trust—arguably the most important attribute of a communication tool like Zoom—is at the mercy of the Chinese Communist Party.
—The Economist, 20 June 2020
The offices are spooky-minimalist, and a colossal statue of a little girl bestrides the campus, her eyes glassy and piercing like a nightmare doll’s.
—James Poniewozik, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2020
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bestride
verb
be·stride
bi-ˈstrīd
bestrode
-ˈstrōd
; bestridden
-ˈstrid-ən
; bestriding
-ˈstrīd-iŋ
; bestridden
-ˈstrid-ən
; bestriding
-ˈstrīd-iŋ
: to ride, sit, or stand with one leg on each side of
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