get astride
Example Sentences
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Advancing rapidly, they entered the capital's suburbs, prepared to cross the Han River and get astride the communications to the south and the rear of the enemy's army around the Pusan perimeter.
From Time Magazine Archive
Then seeing a fine large butterfly on a dandelion close by, he climbed up and managed to get astride it.
From English Fairy Tales by Rackham, Arthur
It told of your trying to get astride a bronco, and it was a struggle.
From Roosevelt in the Bad Lands by Hagedorn, Hermann
Small blame to us if we just get astride them.”
From Afar in the Forest by Groome, William H. C.
I see you are growing weary, so I will not detain you with any more of my luckless attempts to get astride of Pegasus.
From Tales of a Traveller by Irving, Washington
