Sentence examples for able to straddle from inspiring English sources

There is Dale Earnhardt Jr., the sentimental favorite, who is able to straddle the old and new worlds.

With his success, he was able to straddle urban street culture and the party scene in the Hamptons.

What they say "I saw in Renée a gift few people have – that she was able to straddle comedy and emotion".

Owing to the multi-valence of both Mo and V, the potential window of composite is able to straddle between negative and positive potentials.

Gronk is able to straddle the divide between the two sides (and then likely hump that divide while LMFAO plays in the background).

Alan Gitelson, a political scientist at Loyola University in Chicago, said, "The skill of Obama is that he's been able to straddle the two major factions among blacks in Illinois".

It takes a very specific kind of personality to be able to successfully straddle these two contradictory worlds: the image-conscious, high-octane world of fashion and the gluttonous, late-night world of restaurant life, where chefs typically battle long, grueling hours in hot kitchens and burns from pots and pans are part of the dress code.

You have to straddle the fence".

On other issues, Brown tries to straddle.

It tries to straddle both sides, you know?

Mr. Obama, a progressive Democrat, still tries to straddle the line.