How to Use stride for stride in a Sentence
stride for stride
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The two ran stride for stride until a mile to go when Jepchirchir started a sprint.
—New York Times, 18 Apr. 2022
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Watkins was matching Peterson stride for stride and may have slipped on a wet spot on the court.
—Josh Robbins, New York Times, 30 July 2026
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Adams ran a go route with Kendricks running stride for stride deep downfield with his back to Aaron Rodgers.
—Mark Craig, Star Tribune, 1 Nov. 2020
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Okereke, responsible for the right flat, ran stride for stride with tight end Noah Gray.
—Wilson Moore, The Indianapolis Star, 26 Sep. 2022
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Over the final 60 meters Lane and Preston were deadlocked stride for stride.
—cleveland, 3 June 2022
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The tumble cleared the way for Norway and Finland to run away from the pack, going stride for stride through the finish.
—Rebecca Tauber, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026
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The two matched each other stride for stride until Beam pulled just far enough ahead to cross the finish line third to claim the state championship for his team.
—David Harten, The Courier-Journal, 13 June 2021
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Corner Canyon defensive back Dallin Moore ran stride for stride, managing to get a hand on the pass.
—Aaron Falk, The Salt Lake Tribune, 19 Nov. 2021
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The tense, even game was emblematic of the way these teams played each other all regular season, matching each other stride for stride, win for win.
—Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Oct. 2021
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But Freedom Fighter wouldn’t give up, and the two ran stride for stride until the final jumps where Concert Tour won the race.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2021
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Leo Chenal kept up with Andrews stride for stride, turning around just in time to rein in the ball with his right hand, securing it with his left for the interception.
—Kansas City Star, 28 Sep. 2025
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For 23 laps of the 25-lap race, the rising American star went stride for stride with a dozen or so of the best distance runners in the world and didn’t give an inch.
—Brian Metzler, Outside Online, 29 Dec. 2022
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Mathison ran with Steury stride for stride until almost 3,000 meters, and Guerra was close behind.
—David Woods, The Indianapolis Star, 1 Nov. 2020
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In its way, the day seemed to match the competitors stride for stride, summoning all the resources of autumn in Washington, to bring out the glowing best of the animals and their surroundings.
—Washington Post, 4 Oct. 2020
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As the sun began to rise over the Atlanta skyline on the nation’s 250th birthday, racers, soaking with sweat from head to toe, were locked stride for stride with one another.
—Nicole Bennett, AJC.com, 10 July 2026
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Perhaps the most impressive play of the game was Kendricks' no-look deflection deep down the middle of the field while running stride for stride with Packers receiver Davante Adams.
—Star Tribune, 1 Nov. 2020
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The first was a toe-dragging 19-yarder and the second an over-the-shoulder catch to the New York 16 with Dion Lewis running stride for stride and one foot barely staying inbounds.
—The Salt Lake Tribune, 12 Oct. 2020
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Against Nebraska, another jet sweep broke through, but in the open field, Oweh matched the Cornhuskers’ wide receiver stride for stride, nearly nabbing him before the goal line on a 45-yard touchdown.
—Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com, 25 May 2021
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The Panthers’ cornerbacks just did not have the speed to match Evans stride for stride, and Brady played with an unusually aggressive mind set after an entire season of dinking and dunking relentlessly.
—Derrik Klassen, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2023
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Other team period notes During 7-on-7, cornerback Nohl Williams stayed stride for stride downfield with wide receiver Xavier Worthy to prevent a completion from Mahomes.
—Kansas City Star, 29 July 2026
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As the sun began to rise over the Atlanta skyline on the nation’s 250th birthday, racers, soaking with sweat from head to toe, were locked stride for stride with one another during the 2026 Northside Hospital Peachtree Road Race.
—Fisher Isbell, AJC.com, 4 July 2026
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