astride

Example Sentences

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Normal foreign policy considerations regarding conflict with a country of 90 million people situated astride the world’s oil jugular do not come into play.

From Salon • Mar. 14, 2026

In the ad he seems to stand astride the world, a 2010s Michael Bay-style epic zoom-out to space revealing the global reach of both his vacant stare and the Salesforce CRM.

From Slate • Feb. 8, 2026

The jarring images of the king’s brother astride a steed sparked an immediate reaction in Buckingham Palace.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

The video then cuts to footage from “Supergirl” that shows Momoa’s Lobo laughing astride a motorcycle.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 23, 2026

Before them marched the clansmen from the hills; chiefs and champions astride shaggy garrons, their hirsute fighters trotting beside them, clad in fins and boiled leather and old mail.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin