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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 Souvestre, Émile

He had bestridden the nervous pinto and Molly was “acting up.”

From Frances of the Ranges The Old Ranchman's Treasure by Marlowe, Amy Bell

"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 Alger, William Rounseville

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 Mason, A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley)