straddling

Example Sentences

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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

But we see workers, for instance, straddling beams in Tomorrowland with no support, making it clear this was an era with fewer regulations.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2026

Instead of hand-wringing about all of the doom and gloom like so many other filmmakers, Anderson lets the viewer have some fun, deftly straddling the line between bleak and downright silly.

From Salon • Dec. 5, 2025

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