straddle

Example Sentences

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D4vd — a young singer whose music straddles the line between R&B and indie rock — has raised eyebrows with some of his musical themes, particularly in the wake of Celeste’s death.

From Los Angeles Times

Indonesia straddles the so-called "Pacific Ring of Fire", a highly active seismic zone, where different plates on the Earth's crust meet and create a large number of earthquakes and volcanoes.

From Reuters

The Bruins killed a double-minor that straddled the break between the second and third periods.

From Seattle Times

Her father and uncle rode them when she was a child in Sweden, and when she saw Marlon Brando straddle one in “The Wild One,” “that was it. I had to have one,” she said.

From New York Times

His views on climate change reflect how he straddles the line between sounding thoughtful and outlandish.

From Washington Post