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
Small blame to us if we just get astride them.”
From Afar in the Forest by Groome, William H. C.
He then gave Mark a stick, saying, "When you have found the plant of life, and want to go home, get astride of this stick; but now get on my back."
From The Two Story Mittens and the Little Play Mittens Being the Fourth Book of the Series by Fanny, Aunt
It told of your trying to get astride a bronco, and it was a struggle.
From Roosevelt in the Bad Lands by Hagedorn, Hermann
By reaching up, and summoning the remnant of her strength, she was able to clasp it, to put a foot over, to get astride.
From The Plow-Woman by Gates, Eleanor
