1
: to stand astride
2
: to move with or as if with long steps
strode across the room
3
: to take a very long step
2
: to step over
3
: to move over or along with or as if with long measured steps
striding the boardwalk
1
a
: a cycle of locomotor movements (as of a horse) completed when the feet regain the initial relative positions
also
: the distance traversed in a stride
b
: the most effective natural pace : maximum competence or capability
—often used in the phrase hit one's stride
2
: a long step
3
: an act of striding
4
: a stage of progress : advance
made great strides toward their goal
5
: a manner of striding
6
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Examples of stride in a Sentence
Verb
She strode across the room towards me.
a gang of armed men strode into the bank and approached the teller
Noun
She crossed the room in only a few strides.
He was standing only a few strides away from me.
He has a distinctive bouncy stride.
She entered the room with a confident stride.
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Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024
Clad in a studded vest and a black Korn tank top, the 31-year-old strode across the Paramount stage with royal blue blossoms in the foreground.
—Peter A. Berry, Billboard, 22 Oct. 2024
Brian Steinberg, Variety, 31 Oct. 2024
North Korea has made strides in its missile technologies in recent years, but many foreign experts believe the country has yet to acquire a functioning nuclear-armed missile that can strike the U.S. mainland.
—Hyung-Jin Kim, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
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Verb
Despite going broke and struggling with crime, the Big Apple strode atop the world as the city, an electric place where anything could happen.
—Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024
Clad in a studded vest and a black Korn tank top, the 31-year-old strode across the Paramount stage with royal blue blossoms in the foreground.
—Peter A. Berry, Billboard, 22 Oct. 2024
Noun
Jones is the only one, however, who makes new strides by leaving the studios.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 31 Oct. 2024
North Korea has made strides in its missile technologies in recent years, but many foreign experts believe the country has yet to acquire a functioning nuclear-armed missile that can strike the U.S. mainland.
—Hyung-Jin Kim, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Stride.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stride. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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stride
2 of 2 noun1
: a step or the distance covered by a step
2
: a way of striding
3
: the most effective natural pace
—often used in the phrase hit one's stride
4
: a step forward : advance
made great strides toward their goal
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