get astride

Example Sentences

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Advancing rapidly, they entered the capital's suburbs, prepared to cross the Han River and get astride the communications to the south and the rear of the enemy's army around the Pusan perimeter.

From Time Magazine Archive

From the window of my room I saw the doctor get astride his mule.

From The Strolling Saint; being the confessions of the high and mighty Agostino D'Anguissola, tyrant of Mondolfo and Lord of Carmina in the state of Piacenza by Sabatini, Rafael

He turned sideways to try and get astride, looking the other way.

From Bevis The Story of a Boy by Jefferies, Richard

I see you are growing weary, so I will not detain you with any more of my luckless attempts to get astride of Pegasus.

From Tales of a Traveller by Irving, Washington

Compton responded, and in a few strides was so near that he flung himself forward in an effort to get astride the animal's back.

From In Search of the Okapi A Story of Adventure in Central Africa by Glanville, Ernest