bestride

To make matters worse, as he sat cooling his heels in the 51st state, his dear frenemy Bibi Netanyahu was bestriding the world like a colossus due to his assault on Iran.

For the protectionist president, who promises always to put America First, has in recent days instead been busy bestriding the world stage.

Casemiro, a sad and fading shadow of the great player who bestrode Real Madrid's midfield through their Champions League glories, simply strolled out.

He bestrode the tabloid newspapers and craved headlines and front pages.

If things were as United believes they should be, and England’s biggest club was bestriding the Premier League like a colossus, then the hiring of an executive would be little more than a footnote.