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How to use stride in a sentence

40 example sentences · verb, noun

Stride means to walk with long steps. Example: “She set off with a purposeful stride.”

Examples of stride by meaning

verbTo pass over at a step; to step over.

  • For SAC66 is better known as Batty Moss (or Ribblehead) Viaduct - the magnificent, Grade 2-listed, 24-arch structure that strides over the pockmarked ground between Ribblehead station and Blea Moor signal box.2020 May 20, Philip Haigh, “Ribblehead: at the heart of the S&C's survival and its revival”, in Rail, page 26

nounA long step in walking.

  • She set off with a purposeful stride.
  • Still, a dozen men with rifles, and cartridges to match, stayed behind when they filed through a white aldea lying silent amid the cane, and the Sin Verguenza swung into slightly quicker stride.1907 January, Harold Bindloss, chapter 7, in The Dust of Conflict, 1st Canadian edition, Toronto, Ont.: McLeod & Allen, →OCLC
  • Before that, England had utterly dominated to take another purposeful stride towards the 2013 European Championship in Israel.2011 November 10, Jeremy Wilson, “England Under 21 5 Iceland Under 21 0: match report”, in Telegraph

More sentences with stride

  • They had a baby just as she was hitting her stride professionally.From the entry hit one's stride
  • After being called upon, he strode deliberately up to the blackboard.From the entry deliberately
  • The performer strode onto the stage wearing a glittery, draggy outfit.From the entry draggy
  • I prefer to work the night shift, but I take the day shift in stride.From the entry night shift
  • I prefer to work the day shift, but I take the night shift in stride.From the entry day shift
  • I strode into the room with an important air.From the entry air
  • He pooped out a few strides from the finish line.From the entry poop
  • I usually start running slowly for a warm-up and then hit my stride a few minutes into the run.From the entry hit one's stride
  • The hotel owner strode assuredly into the lobby.From the entry assuredly
  • I strode purposefully across the room.From the entry purposefully
  • It was fanciful to suppose that all he had to do would be to stride into a top law firm and he would be hired on the spot.From the entry fanciful
  • Interval workouts are typically more intense and structured than strides and fartleks.2025 October 25, Hannah Singleton, “5 Tricks to Make Your Run Faster, Healthier and More Fun”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The…. From the entry fartlek
  • As the passenger franchises got into their stride, remarkable levels of growth were recorded.2024 January 10, 'Industry Insider', “Success built on liberalisation and market freedom”, in RAIL, number 1000, page 69. From the entry get into one's stride
  • Despite these positive strides, there has been backlash against what some perceive as the "wokification" of gaming.2024, Louisa Ben Saïd, Angad Singh Malik, The Gender Equality Quest in Video Games, page 68. From the entry wokification
  • Shins coated in mud, the sivathere strides out onto more solid ground, towards the shade to browse.2022, Thomas Halliday, Otherworlds, Penguin, published 2023, page 28. From the entry sivathere
  • The whole gang started striding toward the line, and I forgot I had a ratchet on me.2020 May 12, Deshawn Rankin, “Hanging Out”, in Dirty Hearts, Conneaut Lake, Pa.: Page Publishing, →ISBN. From the entry glizzy
  • I can feel your presence.' He walked forwards and his giant strides came down on the children.2017, N.D.Rabin, Hidden Magic: Fear of the Smallest Wizard, AuthorHouse, →ISBN. From the entry hulk
  • The hipster pastor is dead, and into the void strides someone new.2017 August 7, Sam Schube, “Hypepriests: The Grail-Wearing Pastors Who Dress Like Justin Bieber”, in GQ, New York, N.Y.: Condé Nast…. From the entry hypepriest
  • He strode from the office, stared at the cell block, and swore with artistry.2014, Arthur W. Upfield, Bony and the Mouse. From the entry beetroot
  • Popular athletes took the form of the long striding Akalonu to the record breaking javelinist; Sesan.2014, Oji Azuka, chapter 5, in A Binary Book, page 172. From the entry javelinist
  • How much will you study?' Ma strode into my room with a glass of Bournvita.2013, Shreya Mathur, But Ira Said. From the entry arrey
  • As the justicar strode over to the knights, he saw Deothen shaking his head.2013, Matt Forbeck, Marked for Death: The Lost Mark, →ISBN. From the entry justicar
  • Hitch had once again taken enormous strides with some of his backdrops.2013, Tony Lee Moral, Hitchcock and the Making of Marnie, page 258. From the entry tomorrowish
  • Ripken could do it in six strides, which was positively Bob Beamonesque.2011, Curt Smith, A Talk in the Park. From the entry Beamonesque
  • He strode purposely to the conduit, stepped inside, and willed himself downlevel.2010, Steve Stanton, Reconciliation. From the entry downlevel
  • Over the next week, the hitch in my dad's stride eased a bit.2008 October, Davy Rothbart, “How I caught up with dad”, in Men's Health, volume 23, number 8, →ISSN, page 110. From the entry hitch
  • This model is for triathletes with a neutral stride (there’s a comparable stability shoe for overpronators).2008 May 15, Sarah Bowen Shea, “Physical Culture”, in New York Times. From the entry overpronator
  • For a 15.2hh–16.2hh horse the average stride length is 3.6m (12ft).2007, Lesley Bayley, The Photographic Guide to Schooling Your Horse, David & Charles, →ISBN, page 127. From the entry hh
  • Christina Culhane maintained a heart-pounding pace until she broke her stride to glance at her plastic Swatch.2006, Jill St Anne, The Italian Connection. From the entry heart-pounding
  • “Something for everybody!” Gerald Fedden said, striding into the kitchen with a rattling brown-paper carrier bag.2004, Alan Hollinghurst, chapter 2, in The Line of Beauty […], London: Picador, →ISBN. From the entry carrier bag
  • He accelerates in a heartbeat with a lightning quick stride and changes direction smoothly.2001 May 22, Kyle Woodlief, “Sharp-shooting Swede Sjostrom shines”, in USA Today, retrieved 24 Jun 2011. From the entry in a heartbeat
  • Will you take a varder on the feely-omi in the naf strides?1997, James Gardiner, Who's a Pretty Boy, Then?, page 123. From the entry feely-omi
  • She strode to the fireplace and examined a lidded crystal vase on the overmantel.1992, Alasdair Gray, Poor Things, Bloomsbury, published 2002, page 191. From the entry overmantel
  • Howard strode briskly back through the living room with the hedge-clippers held at port arms.1990, Stephen King, The Moving Finger. From the entry port arms
  • Then he strode off to a near-by pavilion to consult with his attendant Kleagles, Cyclopses, and Titans.1984, John Henry Cary, Julius Weinberg, The Social Fabric: American life from 1607 to 1877. From the entry Kleagle
  • Then he did a heel turn and strode out of the courtroom.1980, Owen G. Irons, Wind Stalker, New York, N.Y.: Dell, →ISBN, page 184. From the entry heel turn

Meaning of stride

  1. verb To walk with long steps.
  2. verb To stand with the legs wide apart; to straddle.
  3. verb To pass over at a step; to step over.

Full definition of stride

Questions about stride in a sentence

How do you use stride in a sentence?
Stride is used as a verb and noun. For example: “She set off with a purposeful stride.”
What is a short sentence with stride?
“I strode purposefully across the room.”
What does stride mean?
Stride means to walk with long steps.

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