Striding

Examples

• Ah, my dear Watson, said he, striding into the room, I am very delighted to see you! Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
• When that moment had flashed away, he saw that the man striding on before him was the man who had been so much in his mind during the last few days. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• Meanwhile the object of this soliloquy was striding up the avenue of the Grange at a rapid pace, and whistling gayly, out of sheer light-heartedness. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
• Never mind, sir,' replied Mr. Magnus, striding up and down the room. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• El Sordo lay behind the horse at the corner of the rock, watching the captain come striding up the hill. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
• At length, striding up to his wife, he said, I say, wife, she'll have to get away from here, this very night. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
• Paul came striding erect and quick down the garden. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• A man was striding up the path which led to the door. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• He walked on beside her, a striding, mindless body. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• He looked at her striding happily in the sun; her khaki shirt open at the neck. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
• And then round the bushes came the tall form of Alexander Roddice, striding romantically like a Meredith hero who remembers Disraeli. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .

Edited by Charlene