straddling
Example Sentences
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There’s a fine line between lucky and cursed, however, and Pulisic is straddling it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 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
Until 2021, players were honoured for performances over a calendar year, straddling two different seasons.
From BBC ● Apr. 7, 2026
This places the stocks into three baskets, with 33% in the value group, 33% in the growth group and 34% straddling both value and growth.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 23, 2026
He turned the fourth chair at their table around and slumped down, straddling it with his arms folded over the top of the back, cowboy style.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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