straddling
Example Sentences
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Schuyler emerges as a born leader and wily diplomat with a rare gift for straddling different cultures.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
Tinubu said in his statement that al-Minuki, also known as Abu-Mainok, was slain along with his lieutenants, "on his compound in the Lake Chad Basin", a restive region straddling Nigeria, Niger, Chad and Cameroon.
From Barron's ● May 16, 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
They leaned their heads together and tried to make themselves a two-headed reindeer with the headband straddling them both.
From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
