Sentence examples for the straddle from inspiring English sources
verb
To sit or stand with a leg on each side of something. To sit astride.
The straddle can be precarious.
But the straddle is becoming harder.
Valeriy Brumel (U.S.S.R). held the high-jump record for 10 years using the straddle jump.
"It seemed like a reasonable compromise at the time to stop the straddle transactions," Mr. Toder said.
Charles Dumas (U.S ., a notable example of the straddle jumpers, in 1956 became the first man to clear 7 feet (2.13 metres).
"The straddle has been established and I think that will hurt him going forward," said Tom Rath, a Republican party leader in New Hampshire.
Fosbury found the straddle-roll jumping style complicated and did not perform well when he employed it during high school competition.
The straddle-type monorail track beam is not only the load-bearing structure but also the guild way for the straddle-type monorail train.
The gross premium pocketed by the straddle-seller amounts to $2.85 per contract.
The straddle-type monorail track beam in Chongqing is shown in Fig. 1.
The calculation model of the straddle-type monorail train is shown in Fig. 4.
