bestride

Example Sentences

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‘Spartacus’ Kirk Douglas doth bestride the screen like Colossus as the titular gladiator turned rebel leader in Stanley Kubrick’s epic 1960 historical drama.

From Los Angeles Times

Before he bestrode the continent and prefigured the ghastliness of modern European history — religious impulses sublimated in politics — Napoleon Bonaparte was an artillery captain.

From Washington Post

But then a Hollywood movie star — who was also a uniquely magnetic performer on the musical stage — rode into town, bestriding a vehicle perfectly suited to his outsize talents.

From New York Times

Amazon is a behemoth that bestrides several economic sectors.

From Seattle Times

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