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Example sentences for: astride

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He lost control, as young drivers will, and Jupiter, astride his eagle, shot him down with a lightning bolt.
In front of the building is a statue of the Duke of Wellington, resplendent in battle dress and cloak astride his trusty steed, Copenhagen.
Alternative names for this maneuver are bridging or foot and backing . Piles of stones ( cairns or stonemen ) are built on peaks and along cols (a saddle or pass ). A `sharp rock ridge' is an arete , sometimes only passable by going a chaval [ à cheval ], that is, `sitting astride the top as on a horse.
A mere six months ago, Big Tobacco stood astride the American political scene, the colossus of evil.
The classical design, by Jacob van Campen gives some indication of the confidence of the city in the Golden Age — a statue of Atlas carrying the world on his shoulders sits astride the rear of the building, and in the sumptuous interior, only the best materials were used.