stride
verb (used without object)
to walk with long steps, as with vigor, haste, impatience, or arrogance.
had strode
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past perfectof stride.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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There were photos on the wall, the trappings of fame, money, the sense that giants had strode into this place, that the gods bought instruments here, or just strings and picks.
From The New Yorker ● Jul. 20, 2018
Coach Douglas’s son had strode into the library like he owned the entire school.
From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson
In the meantime, Alfred had strode into the adjoining room with the air of a conqueror.
From Baby Mine by Mayo, Margaret
How unfailingly kind and sweet he had been since that first day, when he had strode into her life, with the sun on his chestnut hair and the glory of the sun in his eyes.
From Girl Alone by Austin, Anne
Who, had he lived in olden day, With some fierce host had strode along; Like Taillefer to Hasting’s fray, Cheering the Normans with his song.
From Mollie Charane and Other Ballads by Borrow, George Henry
