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astraddle

[ US /əˈstɹædəɫ/ ]
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  1. with one leg on each side
    she sat astride the chair

How To Use astraddle In A Sentence

  • French calf; heel one inch high, with steel nails; countered outside; straps narrow, of fine French calf put on "astraddle," and set down to the top of the back. Woodcraft
  • We're just not having fun," says Katherine during one date, apparently putting an end to the affair; but a few minutes later James is "supine on the bed with her astraddle him," in one of Spring's many vigorous, but not unequivocally joyful, bedroom scenes. The Pursuit of Okayness
  • He turned the chair around and sat down astraddle it.
  • In the first inning, Mays stepped to the plate and assumed his classic stance—legs astraddle, weight equally divided between both legs, the bat held high. WILLIE MAYS
  • He grabbed a chair with one hand, spun it around, and sat down astraddle it across from Tully. The Huckleberry Murders
  • So I looked again at Bayard, who stood astraddle the heap of abandoned clothing, looking back at me. Virginity
  • He was transforming into a larger-than-life character that unapologetically shoved his way into the American Psyche until he seemed to almost stand astraddle Hollywood, casting a tall shadow that stretched across the entire country.
  • Ali was astraddle her with one knee in the small of her back. Fatal Error
  • He pulled out a chair, spun it around, and sat down astraddle it, his big arms resting on the back. The Huckleberry Murders
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