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

There were two things he could not and would not do, and they were, to get astride a horse or to walk for the sake of walking.

From Forty Years of 'Spy' by Ward, Leslie

Almost as soon the two officers get astride, Roblez on his own charger, the mustang mare being left to Uraga.

From The Lone Ranche by Reid, Mayne

Compton responded, and in a few strides was so near that he flung himself forward in an effort to get astride the animal's back.

From In Search of the Okapi A Story of Adventure in Central Africa by Glanville, Ernest

Attracted to the roof, with this expectation in full force, men saw the unhappy animal holding on to it, and writhing in agony to get astride one of the iron ribs.

From Supernatural Religion, Vol. III. (of III) An Inquiry into the Reality of Divine Revelation by Cassels, Walter Richard