bestride

Example Sentences

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The trial casts a further shadow over the career of a man who as president from 2007 to 2012 bestrode the national and global stage.

From Reuters

Google, the colossus that bestrides the world of information, opposes legislation now before Congress that would give the shrinking and imperiled newspaper industry a chance to push back against Google’s rapacious hegemony.

From Seattle Times

The trial casts another ignominious pall over a political career that saw Sarkozy bestride the national and global stage for five years, but dramatically fall from grace in a courtroom this month.

From Reuters

It was a dramatic fall from grace for a politician who bestrode the national and global stage for five years, but it may get worse.

From Reuters

But as he bestrides the global stage, the PM is under fire for his performance at home.

From BBC