Sentence examples for it straddles the border from inspiring English sources
A smugglers' paradise, it straddles the border with its Brazilian twin, Ponta Porã.
It straddles the border of Marble Hill, technically a Manhattan neighborhood, and Kingsbridge, in the Bronx.
A Western diplomat said that the troops had entered the village, but he said it straddles the border and the troops were careful to remain on the Afghan side, a difficult proposition in a place where boundaries are often not clearly marked.
It straddles the border between Brownsville and East New York, two of the most dangerous neighborhoods in Brooklyn.
Now, GM has christened the new facility the "Detroit-Hamtramck" plant (it straddles the border between the two cities) and is hoping that Poletown, its more widely used name and one fused with emotion here, fades from the public's consciousness.
Stretching about 1,500 miles (2,500 km) from west-southwest to east-northeast, it mainly straddles the border between China and Kyrgyzstan and bisects the ancient territory of Turkistan.
It straddles the disputed border between north and south Sudan, and it is crawling with militias, which have clashed in recent days, killing dozens.
It straddles the mountainous border between south-western Macedonia and eastern Albania.
The Akwesasne community has a traditional government and two imposed elected governments because it straddles the U.S./Canadian border.
It straddles the north-south border and is claimed by both sides.
