straddle

Ontario is the smallest by surface area of the five Great Lakes, which straddle the Canada-US border between Ontario province and the US state of New York.

From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026

I had pulled over on the road in Pebble Beach to check an address when my left foot slid out from under me and the bike fell heavily under my graceless straddle.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026

Cost: Price of the straddle expressed as a percentage of the underlying stock price.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026

KAWS’ body of work spans more than 25 years and includes painting, sculpture and design that straddle fine art and global culture.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026

When my hands straddle the corner, I swing my right boot up over the side.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins

Betrawati straddles flood-devastated Rasuwa and Nuwakot, and is part of the Bidur municipality, where the government estimates more than 3,000 buildings have been damaged or destroyed.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

The home sits in an area that straddles both cities.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

Available starting at 8 p.m., the menu begins with a pillowy confection that straddles the line between sweet and savory: a Japanese milk-bread sandwich layered with duck liver, raspberry, blackberry and whipped cream.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

The lab sat on an acre of land in a forest that straddles the border of Abidagba and Iroto villages.

From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026

A cluster of low buildings straddles the highway.

From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell

Their answer was to promote a polyglot society that straddled the line between Western and Muslim sensibilities, while promising wealth, efficiency and stability.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 13, 2026

The defending Olympic champion duly followed team orders to attack, but it didn't last long as he straddled a gate high up the course.

From Barron's ● Feb. 16, 2026

Their current run of 11 straight wins matches a streak put together by England that straddled 2000 and 2001.

From BBC ● Nov. 23, 2025

I’m amongst the last generation with a childhood that straddled both digital and analog media, but I always knew which one offered me the most expansive worldview.

From Slate ● Jun. 20, 2025

He straddled one of these, and paddled his hot feet in the cool brown water; and there he too suddenly fell asleep with his back against the tree.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien

It will make Centalion a major player in the Haynesville basin, a prolific gas patch straddling Texas and Louisiana.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov in 2023 ordered a 43-metre-tall golden statue of himself straddling an Akhal-Teke in a pose reminiscent of Napoleon Bonaparte.

From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026

In the early period of running the club, Arsenal found themselves - in Kroenke's own words - "straddling strategies" as they chased Champions League qualification and trophies.

From BBC ● May 28, 2026

Mary Bronstein’s movie defies genres, straddling domestic drama, thriller and comedy.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 10, 2026

I stopped, still straddling my bike, and at first all I could hear was the river, its waters churning out an eerie lullaby.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall