bestride
verb (used with object)
to get or be astride of; have or place the legs on both sides of.
bestrides
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present tense formof bestride (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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New Zealand, noted for its gorgeous geography and modest population of 5 million, bestrides an important geostrategic location between the South Pacific and Antarctica.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 19, 2023
Amazon is a behemoth that bestrides several economic sectors.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 24, 2021
No single character dominates “Jitney” the way that the Olympian Troy Maxson bestrides “Fences.”
From New York Times ● Jan. 19, 2017
The U.S. remains immensely powerful, but it no longer bestrides the world like a colossus.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 15, 2015
Wearing embroidered palikari vest, puffy-sleeved poukamiso, and pleated foustanella skirt, my grandfather bestrides the gangway- He pauses a moment to look out at the audience, but the bright lights blind him.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
