straddle
verb (used without object)
to walk, stand, or sit with the legs wide apart; stand or sit astride.
straddled
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past participleof straddle.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof straddle.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
straddleverb (used without object)to walk, stand, or sit with the legs wide apart; stand or sit astride.
Example Sentences
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His rhythm arrangements wisely straddled romantic soul and dance to maximize radio and club attention.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 25, 2026
The defending Olympic champion duly followed team orders to attack, but it didn't last long as he straddled a gate high up the course.
From Barron's ● Feb. 16, 2026
A year after the fire, my mind whirls between nostalgia and today’s reality, where I’ve straddled the roles of reporter and heartbroken Altadenan.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 7, 2026
The Archers straddled those worlds of agriculture and broadcast, with the drama dreamt up as a creative way to inform farmers about new farming methods while entertaining people too.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2025
This opulent sobriety betrayed the divided nature of the school, just as in a different way the two rivers that it straddled did.
From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles
