stride
verb (used without object)
to walk with long steps, as with vigor, haste, impatience, or arrogance.
were striding
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past progressiveof stride.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Nesbit and Beattie alone are still with us, but it seems like only six months ago, to me at least, when all these personages were striding the planet.
From New York Times ● Feb. 13, 2023
As refugees poured into Poland, several young men with luggage were striding in the other direction through the border station and into Ukraine.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 28, 2022
Wells was taking the terror inspired by the British Empire—by its metallic monsters that were striding across the globe—and turning it against the Brits.
From Slate ● Mar. 8, 2012
Meantime, the Governors had assembled for their conference at the Mayflower Hotel, and they were striding from suite to suite, party to party, talking of the devastation that the recession was bringing to their states.
From Time Magazine Archive
Two were already tied up, and tall soldiers wearing the red uniform of King George were striding down the street.
From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson
