straddle
verb (used without object)
to walk, stand, or sit with the legs wide apart; stand or sit astride.
straddles
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present tense formof straddle (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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We typically buy our straddles four or five months out in time, to allow ample time for the stock to move.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
It is a vast area known as the Amboseli ecosystem, which straddles the border near Tanzania where more than 2,000 elephants move along in search of food and water.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
The lab sat on an acre of land in a forest that straddles the border of Abidagba and Iroto villages.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
Tahoe straddles California and Nevada, plus several local counties and towns, often with differing guidelines on something as basic as stowing garbage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
It was a forty-minute train ride and a world away from Woodhull, a working-class neighborhood that straddles the Brooklyn-Queens border.
From "Adrift" by Paul Griffin
