'straddle' in a sentence
Learn how to use 'straddle' with 2 example sentences.
- straddle noun
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: a noncommittal or equivocal position
: a gymnastic exercise performed with a leg on either side of the parallel bars
: the act of sitting or standing astride
: the option to buy or sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date; consists of an equal number of put and call options
- straddle verb
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: sit or stand astride of
: range or extend over; occupy a certain area
: be noncommittal
This house straddles the border between Canada and the United States.
The construction straddled two centuries.