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Examples of stride in a Sentence
She strode across the room towards me.
a gang of armed men strode into the bank and approached the teller
Recent Examples of stride from the Web
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Perez strode to the plate with one out, looking for a pitch out over the plate after being foiled by outside fastballs in his previous at-bat against reliever Marc Rzepczynski.
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The neighbor looked out the window and saw a man striding into the night.
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As Williams strides into her final season with fellow senior and close friend Kia Nurse, she is reminded of her maturation and appreciates her growth.
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When his name was called, Ntilikina, who strode up to the stage in a red suit, received an overall positive reaction from Knicks fans attending the draft at the Barclays Center.
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Yet this single mother strode across the stage at UCI’s Bren Events Center and accepted her bachelor’s degree at age 35.
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Cecile Richards strides into the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, student union in a hot-pink dress and a black cardigan.
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As the drone of a riding lawnmower and the whine of a weed-whacker cut the morning stillness, youngsters in combat fatigues strode into Jewett City Cemetery, armloads of American flags in tow.
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As thin as their margin for error seems to be, Herrera is going to have to find his past form for the Royals to have any legitimate chance to stride back into contention in the American League Central.
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Origin and Etymology of stride
Middle English, from Old English strīdan; akin to Middle Low German striden to straddle, Old High German strītan to quarrel
stride
Definition of stride
1a : a cycle of locomotor movements (as of a horse) completed when the feet regain the initial relative positions; also : the distance traversed in a strideb : the most effective natural pace : maximum competence or capability —often used in the phrase hit one's stride
2 : a long step
3 : an act of striding
4 : a stage of progress : advance made great strides toward their goal
5 : a manner of striding
6 : stride piano
in stride
1 : without interference with regular activities
2 : without emotional reaction took the news in stride
Examples of stride in a Sentence
She crossed the room in only a few strides.
He was standing only a few strides away from me.
He has a distinctive bouncy stride.
She entered the room with a confident stride.
Recent Examples of stride from the Web
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Between the mid-1970s and mid-1980s, the black community in Newark had made the most significant strides in the history of the city to improve education for students.
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This year's mega-sale, which some might say is Christmas in July for Amazon Prime members, will hit its full stride tomorrow, Tuesday, July 11, but the deals are already getting started.
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Future though has made significant strides with his stage presence.
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Grey-Uiagalelei alertly broke from the mound to cover the plate, fielded a throw from Kibin in mid-stride, and applied the tag to limit American’s comeback attempt in the fifth inning.
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Chyna, for her part, seems to be taking the drama in stride.
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Naturally, Clarkson took the random comment in stride.
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JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Following another week of dust-ups between the media and President Trump, his predecessor shared a bit of wisdom Saturday from the other side of the world about tolerance and taking the daily news cycle in stride.
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The 5-foot-8 Mahinay made positive strides last season adjusting to starting on the varsity.
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First Known Use of stride
before 12th century
STRIDE Defined for English Language Learners
stride
Definition of stride for English Language Learners
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: a long step
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: the distance covered by a long step
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: a way of walking
STRIDE Defined for Kids
Definition of stride for Students
strode
\ˈstrōd\;stridden
\ˈstri-dən\;striding
\ˈstrī-diŋ\: to walk or run with long even steps
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