How to Use astride in a Sentence

astride

preposition

• The town lies astride a narrow river.
• She was sitting astride a horse.
• Houngheuangsy, kneeling astride Lee, works his way from the soles of Lee’s feet to the palms of his hands.
  — Dennis Zhou, The New Yorker, 28 Aug. 2021
• In a hectic life on the road, Crawford found peace astride a horse.
  — New York Times, 2 Jan. 2022
• At the center is a fountain where four peeing cherubs sit astride the rim.
  — Julie Besonen, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2018
• What keeps Mr Trudeau astride the unicorn is the economy.
  — The Economist, 12 Oct. 2017
• The image shows Elliott astride the horse, which is lying on its side.
  — Ben Church, CNN, 2 Mar. 2021
• On a scraggly patch of grass astride the Grand Central Parkway, a screen had been set up.
  — Washington Post, 16 Oct. 2020
• The counter boasts an image of an undersea nymph astride a horse.
  — Fox News, 28 Dec. 2020
• The sleepy city is surrounded by lush farms and sits astride the tourist trail, both of which should provide jobs.
  — The Economist, 28 Apr. 2018
• Sitting astride a calm chestnut mare, his eyes closed, the soldier draws in a deep breath.
  — Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Nov. 2023
• The car sits astride an inch-longer wheelbase but has grown 2.5 inches in length thanks to a longer rear overhang.
  — Joe Lorio, Car and Driver, 16 May 2022
• The end is nigh for these enduring superstars who have sat astride the sport for so long.
  — Grant Wahl, SI.com, 14 June 2018
• There is the sky above, the Pacific Ocean to the west and here, astride a platform, an azure car with two-plus-two seating and a fast roofline.
  — Ronald Ahrens, Robb Report, 3 Mar. 2022
• She was overwhelmed by the crowd standing astride their bikes before her.
  — Colin Campbell, baltimoresun.com, 3 June 2018
• In one brief segment of the show, a trainer emerges from the water astride two dolphins, her legs perched on their snouts.
  — Sam Hodgson/the San Diego Union-Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 June 2019
• The first is Around the World With Santa, which has the man of the season astride his sleigh against a wintery backdrop — and behind a glass wall.
  — Adam Tschorn, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2020
• How many of us, after all, tuned in to watch Princess Rhaenys soar through the floor of the Dragonpit astride her dragon, Meleys?
  — Laura Zornosa, Time, 16 Dec. 2022
• Rome itself, astride the Tiber River, is flanked by two volcanic calderas.
  — Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 31 July 2023
• Jane Burleson was astride a dark horse, Inez Milholland atop a white one.
  — John Kelly, Washington Post, 13 Mar. 2018
• His device allowed a person to sit astride the board and plant their feet on the ground to run uphill or lift their feet to coast downhill.
  — Ted Ladd, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2023
• Or an enabling figurehead who sat astride the sins of empire?
  — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 26 Apr. 2022
• Set astride the craggy Luberon massif, where three mountain ranges converge, the area is roughly the size of Chicago.
  — Rebekah Peppler, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 July 2022
• And in the central corral, a woman in a gold-sequinned mini-dress has donned a cowboy hat, kicked off her shoes and climbed astride the bull.
  — Michael Ordoña, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2023
• Beside him stood a toy horse and a selection of gaudy sombreros for children to wear astride the spotted steed.
  — Christopher Sherman, ajc, 25 June 2023
• The photo showed a man in a gleaming suit, sitting proudly astride Sultan, the lion who killed him.
  — Declan Walsh, New York Times, 29 Mar. 2020
• The 4-foot wooden trophy features the legendary lumberjack standing astride his ax and atop a map of the state.
  — Scott Horner, USA TODAY, 17 Oct. 2021
• The multi-slide post includes an image of her jumping while astride a horse, a video from inside a car, a snapshot of sushi and more.
  — Jen Juneau, PEOPLE.com, 26 June 2022
• Mere-Eglise and astride the main communications linking Cherbourg with the rest of France.
  — Wes Gallagher, Houston Chronicle, 9 June 2019
• Below us, Vernazza sat astride its promontory, thrusting out into the sea.
  — Julia Buckley, Travel + Leisure, 18 Nov. 2023

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024