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Stride is an English word with synonyms like pace or step. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Stride in a sentence

Stride meaning

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

Synonyms of Stride

pace step get over pass over cross cover track traverse walk progress advancement indefinite quantity footstep tread get across

Using Stride

  • The main meaning on this page is: To walk with long steps. | To stand with the legs wide apart; to straddle. | To pass over at a step; to step over.
  • Useful related words include: pace, step, get over, pass over.
  • In the example corpus, stride often appears in combinations such as: in stride, his stride, stride and.

Context around Stride

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 6 start, 9 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Stride

  • In this selection, "stride" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, given, believe, walking, daily, length and variant stand out and add context to how "stride" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include stride for stride with the and why we stride and slip. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "stride" sits close to words such as applauded, cardiovascular and courtney, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with stride

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

The penultimate stride is longer than the last stride. (9 words)

Adult Swim is hitting its stride in a big way. (10 words)

Beyoncé pores over every detail but takes it all in stride. (11 words)

City know they cannot put a foot wrong as they try to match Liverpool stride-for-stride and yet all the old patterns of play, the familiar way of taking grip of a game, seemed beyond them against an opponent so accustomed to mediocrity. (44 words)

But Amaechi, at an annual lecture that The Niche organised with the theme: “Why we stride and slip: Leadership, Nationalism and the Nigerian condition,” an event held in Lagos, alleged that Usman omitted her offence, which was why she was removed. (41 words)

The list goes on, and it pretty much goes without saying that Chris Ballard and company have built themselves an extremely young and talented roster, which they believe can go stride for stride with the best teams in the league. (40 words)

Example sentences (20)

Given Stride’s higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Stride is more favorable than Meta Data.

The club’s co-owner backed Schoen’s approach to the Barkley talks in March at the NFL’s owners meetings, walking stride for stride with the GM’s hardline stance.

American Fred Kerley was stride for stride with Thompson the entire race, and that’s apparently where his eyes went as the race went on.

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Tsegay, who set the world record in the 5,000m on the same track last year, ran stride for stride with Chebet for much of the race before the Kenyan pulled away with three laps to go.

City know they cannot put a foot wrong as they try to match Liverpool stride-for-stride and yet all the old patterns of play, the familiar way of taking grip of a game, seemed beyond them against an opponent so accustomed to mediocrity.

The list goes on, and it pretty much goes without saying that Chris Ballard and company have built themselves an extremely young and talented roster, which they believe can go stride for stride with the best teams in the league.

The protean Ben Foster is the father and a young New Zealand actress, Thomasin Harcourt McKenzie, matches him stride for stride.

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The penultimate stride is longer than the last stride.

When in a collected gait, the stride length should shorten, and the stride should increase in energy and activity.

With the "diagonal stride" variant the poles are planted alternately on the opposite side of the forward-striding foot; with the "kick-double-pole" variant the poles are planted simultaneously with every other stride.

Adult Swim is hitting its stride in a big way.

Amaechi was the guest speaker at the 2023 TheNiche Annual Lecture themed “Why We Stride and Slip: Leadership, Nationalism, and the Nigerian Condition,” held on Thursday in Lagos.

And clearly a sucker for punishment, Helen recently took part in Celebrity SAS, as well as finding the time to release best-selling book In My Stride.

As for the couple’s two other children, Iris, 2, and Leo, 3, Ms. Smith said the youngsters are taking “everything in their stride”.

As usual, Yoda takes the proud and often rude young man's turmoil in stride, and to Luke's credit, he humbles himself when the Jedi Master is revealed.

Beyoncé pores over every detail but takes it all in stride.

Brenda took it all in her stride and was thrilled by the children who were thanking her for her time but also by the visit from Kate Middleton.

Buhari said the inauguration of the critical operational assets was part of the giant stride of his administration in advancing the police reform and re-equipment agenda.

But Amaechi, at an annual lecture that The Niche organised with the theme: “Why we stride and slip: Leadership, Nationalism and the Nigerian condition,” an event held in Lagos, alleged that Usman omitted her offence, which was why she was removed.

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Common combinations with stride

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "stride" in a sentence?
An example: "Given Stride’s higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Stride is more favorable than Meta Data." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "stride" from authentic English texts.
What does "stride" mean?
Stride means: To walk with long steps.
What are synonyms of "stride"?
Common synonyms of "stride" include: pace, step, get over, pass over, cross, cover, track, traverse. Plus 7 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "stride" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "stride", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.