is straddling
- present progressive of straddle (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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To her, the way you “stand out as any performer is straddling that line of allowing the collective experience to inhabit you while bringing your voice forward enough to bring that own specificity,” Rao said.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2025
Long term observers of climate diplomacy say India, like many other countries, is straddling climate goals and boosting standards of living.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 27, 2022
Klobuchar is straddling that threshold in the polls, trailing in fifth place behind Warren, Sanders, Biden and former South Bend, Ind., mayor Pete Buttigieg.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 21, 2020
“What they are doing is straddling the fence. They are trying to make everyone happy,” says Jerry Henry, executive director of Georgia Carry, a guns right group.
From US News ● Jul. 8, 2014
Two lackeys seize me at the moment when, notified by my signal, Captain Loyola is straddling the balustrade in order to descend into the street.
From The Pocket Bible or Christian the Printer A Tale of the Sixteenth Century by Sue, Eug?ne
