bestride

as in to straddle
to sit or ride with your legs on either side of (something) The dog liked to bestride the back of the sofa, and it was soon in tatters.

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Recent Examples of bestride 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 See All Example Sentences for bestride
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  • Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area straddles Kentucky and Tennessee, protecting the Cumberland River.
    Food Drink Life, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2025
  • The line the Canadiens were hoping to straddle was keeping the future front of mind, the ultimate goal of being a Stanley Cup contender year after year, but also taking care of the present and the modest goal of playing meaningful games at the end of the season.
    Arpon Basu, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025

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“Bestride.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bestride. Accessed 6 May. 2025.

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