stride

[US]/straɪd/
[UK]/straɪd/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a long step; progress
vt. to walk or cross by taking a long step; to walk with long steps across
vi. to walk with long steps; to cross over

Phrases & Collocations

take strides

long stride

quick stride

stride confidently

in stride

stride over

hit one's stride

Example Sentences

the purposeful stride of a great barrister.

stride over the brook

We’ve managed to match our closest competitors stride for stride as regards prices.

the speaker was getting into his stride .

He walked with a stride full of purpose.

making great strides in their studies.

With two strides he crossed the room.

new wealth enabled Britain to stride the world once more.

great strides have been made towards equality.

Ann’s made huge strides in her piano-playing.

Tom has made enormous strides at school this year.

The fence is so low that even a ten-year-old boy can stride it.

by giving a little leap she could stride across like a grown-up.

When he's got into his stride, I am sure his work will improve.

She found the job difficult at first, but now she’s got into her stride and she loves it.

Your stride length is enormous, and it gives you this animalistic, loping gait, since you're always on your tiptoes.

Real-world Examples

Since then the country has made huge strides.

Source: VOA Standard English - Asia

Over the past year, we have made extraordinary strides in the U.S.

Source: 2018 Best Hits Compilation

I stand by my statement, she said as she strode through the Capitol.

Source: New York Times

We have made great strides in our poverty alleviation efforts in the past year.

Source: CRI Online February 2019 Collection

With his long stride, he often overtakes me.

Source: New Horizons College English Third Edition Reading and Writing Course (Volume 1)

It seems like you take everything in stride, you know?

Source: Desperate Housewives Season 5

But that was before Cormac McCarthy hit his stride.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Trump never seemed to hit his stride on the trip.

Source: NPR News November 2018 Collection

The period did see brief strides for newly emancipated black citizens.

Source: The story of origin

Across Pixel and Android, we're making huge strides with large-screen devices.

Source: Working at Google

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