Example Sentences

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For an artist, however, whose work has straddled installation, performance and photography, it is major.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 11, 2023

The yen could not gain any ground on the greenback, trading at 134.16 per dollar in early Asia trade Friday, around a 20-year low it has straddled recently.

From Reuters • Jun. 10, 2022

Zhu was criticized for a lack of fluency in the language and for her “privileged” background; her father is a computer scientist whose career has straddled the United States and China.

From Washington Post • Feb. 7, 2022

Ever since John Fairfax took over the fledgling Sydney Morning Herald newspaper in 1841, the Fairfax name has straddled Australia’s media.

From Economist • Jul. 27, 2018

Ms. Graf Mack, 39, has straddled the worlds of ballet and modern dance throughout her career.

From New York Times • Apr. 10, 2018