straddle

Example Sentences

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D4vd — a young singer whose music straddles the line between R&B and indie rock — has raised eyebrows with some of his musical themes, particularly in the wake of Celeste’s death.

From Los Angeles Times

Wood, 46, has lately been straddling a narrowing gap between political and personal comedy.

From The Wall Street Journal

Investors of late seem to be straddling fears of missing out on the AI trade and worries over a dot-com-esque bubble.

From MarketWatch

Saman entered the country illegally, having fled Kurdistan - a region that straddles the borders of Iraq, Iran, Turkey and Syria but which is not internationally recognised as a country - because his life was at risk.

From BBC

Like our undercover reporters, Surchi told us he was from the semi-autonomous Kurdistan Region of Iraq, an area that straddles the borders of Iraq, Iran, Turkey, Syria and Armenia.

From BBC