astride

Example Sentences

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Normal foreign policy considerations regarding conflict with a country of 90 million people situated astride the world’s oil jugular do not come into play.

From Salon • Mar. 14, 2026

In the ad he seems to stand astride the world, a 2010s Michael Bay-style epic zoom-out to space revealing the global reach of both his vacant stare and the Salesforce CRM.

From Slate • Feb. 8, 2026

The jarring images of the king’s brother astride a steed sparked an immediate reaction in Buckingham Palace.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

Somaliland sits astride one of the world's most strategic maritime choke points, flanked by multiple conflicts in the Horn of Africa and the Middle East.

From Barron's • Jan. 13, 2026

In a sullen silence she began preparing the meal, lighting the fire, fetching the water, boiling the rice, the baby astride her hip as before and whimpering unheeded.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya