bestride
verb (used with object)
to get or be astride of; have or place the legs on both sides of.
had bestridden
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past perfectof bestride.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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"The colossal figure which for fourteen centuries had bestridden the Indian continent vanished suddenly, like a rainbow at sunset."
From The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life by William Rounseville Alger
For in the dark of the morning, when he had bestridden his donkey and given the order for his caravan to march, he was hailed by Luttrell's voice.
From The Summons by A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley) Mason
He had bestridden the nervous pinto and Molly was “acting up.”
From Frances of the Ranges The Old Ranchman's Treasure by Amy Bell Marlowe
Josephine had bestridden the sash of her window.
From The Exploits of Juve Being the Second of the Series of the "Fantômas" Detective Tales by Émile Souvestre
