2500 examples of stride in sentences

Soon after three o'clock they advanced under heavy fire from guns, machine guns, and rifles, and at a quarter to four a glorious bayonet charge, during which the London boys went through Germans and Turks in one overwhelming stride, sealed the fate of the Turk in Jerusalem.

Anderson talked about what he had seen and heard, proving the wonderful stride already made.

He got up heavily and began to stride to and fro before her.

The stride of the marching men appeared short and dragging, without swing or rhythm.

Shortly after, cane in hand, General Villivicencio moved with an ireful stride up the banquette of Rue Royale.

The Gold Dust maverick answered by running another fifty yards and then herself settling into the slower stride.

For hours they held to the slow, swinging stride of the webs.

Nearer came the sound, and nearer, until, presently, now in moonlight, now in shadow, there strode a tall, martial figure in all the glory of braided tunic, and furred dolman, the three chevrons upon his sleeve, and many shining medals upon his breast,a stalwart, soldierly figure, despite the one empty sleeve, who moved with the long, swinging stride that only the cavalry-man can possess.

" The black brows of Mr. Cassilis met in a sudden frown, he tossed his whip aside, and took a sudden quick stride towards the recumbent Bellew with so evident an intention, that Small Porges shrank instinctively further within the encircling arm.

A few moments later I saw Constable Davis emerge and stride away up the road.

They marched easily, with the stride that could carry them furthest with the least effort.

Stride, strode or strid, striding, stridden or strid.

At a cross-road they were compelled to wait for a large body of infantry, followed by its ordnance wagons, to sweep across their path with the long, swift stride of men who had marched for two years and which changed to a double-quick as they went over a hill-top.

The following spring, in the month of May, the first instalment of the invaders arrived under Robert FitzStephen, a small fleet of Welsh boats landing them in a creek of the bay of Bannow, where a chasm between the rocks was long known as "FitzStephen's stride.

At times the clergyman rose and interrupted the strange recital by moving about the room with his soft and giant stride, talking even while his back was turned; and at times the astonished secretary wrote so furiously that he broke his pencil with a snap, and Mr. Skale had to wait while he sharpened it again.

And just after it he heard, unmistakably, the long soft stride of Skale going past his door and down the whole length of the corridorstealthily, very quickly, with the hurry of anxiety or alarm in his silence and his speed.

Or, did I know the true name of the sun, I could utter it in such a way as to identify myself with its very being, and so escape the pitiful terrors of a limited personal existence!" He seized his companion's arm and began to stride down the mountainside at a terrific pace, almost lifting Spinrobin from his feet as he did so.

And shortly after it followed the great gliding stride of Mr. Skale himself down the corridor.

A noble black stallion led them, and as he ran with beautiful stride he curved his fine head backward to look at us, and whistled his wild challenge.

His stride was what one would expect from sight of him; his trot seemed to tear me to pieces; his spirit was such that he wanted to prance all the time.

"TWO OLD SOLDIERS, BROKEN IN THE WARS" ALL IN IT "K (1)" Carries On I WINTER QUARTERS I We are getting into our stride again.

" Well, we have been in Belgium for two months now, and, as already stated, are getting into our stride again.

Upon Company route-marches he had to be embedded in some safe place in the middle of the column; in fact, his enormous stride and pedestrian enthusiasm would have reduced his followers to pulp.

He said Mr. Brandon walked with an infallible stride, and that you were the most consecutive of any one he had ever met with.

As I issue from a china-shop, with a brown-paper parcel under my arm, and out on the hot and glaring flags, I see a young man come stepping down the street, with a long, loose, British stride; a young man, pale and comely, and a good deal worn out by the flies, that have also eaten most of me.

2500 examples of  stride  in sentences