Collocations for "stride"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "stride" in context.
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stride
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- has a [long, short] stride
- has [longer] strides than
- her strides are [longer] than his
- couldn't keep up with his long strides
- [lengthen, shorten] your strides
- was [gaining, pulling ahead] with every stride
- [pulled ahead] in the final few strides
- crossed the [room, hall] in (just) three strides
- took long strides towards [her, the exit]
- took a stride forward
- are making great strides in [gay rights, cancer research]
- are taking strides towards [peace, a cure, an antidote]
- managed to match [his rival, his coworkers, the other students] stride for stride
- he came (running) at us full stride
- the [player, quarterback, musician] finally hit his stride
- the [speaker, player] was getting into his stride
- took the [bad news, loss] in stride
- [kept going, finished] without breaking stride
- stride out into [the cold]
- stride off into [the cold]
- stride out (of) the [room, house, office] (in a huff)
- stride with [confidence]
- stride toward [freedom, democracy, victory]
- stride into the [playoffs, championship]
- strode in [through the door]
- stride through the [night, crowd, town]
- stride across [campus, the town, the park]
- stride around [campus]
- strode up to the [front, boss, leader]
- stride [forwards, ahead]
- stride to glory