Example Sentences

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I was straddling a wafer-thin allegorical fence: The young man my parents wanted me to be versus who I was becoming.

From Salon • May 12, 2024

Police investigations found he was straddling the line between the hard shoulder and the inside lane when he crashed into the family's car.

From BBC • Oct. 29, 2023

McNeil’s right foot was straddling the third-base side of second base,

From Washington Times • Jun. 15, 2023

By the 1990s and early 2000s, he was straddling various forms and genres.

From New York Times • Jan. 21, 2022

Mollie’s family was straddling not only two centuries but two civilizations.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann