stride
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Second baseman Alex Freeland tried to hit Rojas in stride with his throw and was charged with an error when it got away and the go-ahead run scored.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 8, 2026
Timing his run perfectly onto Lisandro Martinez's pass, Messi took the ball in his stride with his first touch and then lifted it over Cape Verde's keeper.
From BBC • Jul. 4, 2026
Antoine Chouraqui, a Frenchman who has lived in the United States for a decade, took the development in stride.
From Barron's • Jun. 23, 2026
Also, professional and financial setbacks can mean some adults only hit their stride in their 40s.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 19, 2026
She slung her purse over her shoulder and walked away, her stride made uneven by broken sandal thongs, thin elbows showing through holes in the oversized sweater, her jeans faded and baggy.
From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt
Vocabulary lists containing stride
"Of Mice and Men"
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