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UK
/stɹˈaɪd/
]
[ US /ˈstɹaɪd/ ]
[ US /ˈstɹaɪd/ ]
NOUN
-
the distance covered by a step
he stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig -
significant progress (especially in the phrase `make strides')
they made big strides in productivity - a step in walking or running
VERB
-
walk with long steps
He strode confidently across the hall -
cover or traverse by taking long steps
She strode several miles towards the woods
How To Use stride In A Sentence
- Now the postrider was to the people of Revolutionary days what the telegraph or the telephone is to us today. Caesar Rodney's Ride
- Sitting astride it is the string of small islands known as the Andamans.
- People are put off by his strident voice.
- Now, our opposites do far overmatch us and overstride us in contention; for, 1. The Works of Mr. George Gillespie (Vol. 1 of 2)
- Bush aides say the president took all of that in stride but he also took it to heart.
- an easy lilting stride
- The steering is agile and responsive and it takes tight bends in its stride. The Sun
- And what can owners do to ensure the family pet takes each step in their stride? The Sun
- Once he hit his stride he quickened well. The Sun
- Tough as steel in his adherence to principle, resilient, placable, self-less and generous beyond the dictates of fashion, steadfast in friendship, but not at the price of reason, he strides the world of mathematics a happy warrior.