Used in a Sentence

straddle

How to use straddle in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for straddle.

Editorial note

I could drag a window so it straddled the 30Hz monitor and a 60Hz monitor.

Examples12
Definitions7
Parts of speech2

Quick take

a noncommittal or equivocal position

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of straddle gathered in one view.

noun

a noncommittal or equivocal position

noun

a gymnastic exercise performed with a leg on either side of the parallel bars

noun

the act of sitting or standing astride

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for straddle.

noun

a noncommittal or equivocal position

noun

a gymnastic exercise performed with a leg on either side of the parallel bars

noun

the act of sitting or standing astride

noun

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

verb

sit or stand astride of

verb

range or extend over; occupy a certain area; "The plants straddle the entire state"

verb

be noncommittal

Example sentences

1

I could drag a window so it straddled the 30Hz monitor and a 60Hz monitor.

2

I too was advised to straddle the options of medicine and engineering and did so.

3

Probably not weird since Scala tries to straddle 2-3 different worlds/paradigms.

4

And right now, though producing a port isn't monstrously hard, maintaining the resulting code across the 2/3 straddle is just no fun.

5

[1] I think this is where tech companies pay a price for having to awkwardly straddle the ideological divide.

6

Google seems to be trying to straddle the fence here, maintaining the appearances of OSS while not actually providing a development trunk.

7

I love foundation it really does straddle the difference between bootstrap and skeleton, light and flexible while being fairly full featured.

8

Rather than straddle the middle, I think I'd go with as high-level a language as I could get, coupled with a simple low-enough-level language to get whatever performance benefits I needed.

9

Most database engines of moderate sophistication straddle the "systems" and "application" line because they start directly managing system resources at a low level.

10

Cryptanalysis folks at NSA straddle both activities, necessarily.

11

Alas, the Kobe earthquake hit him!The beginning of the end occurred on 16 January 1995, when Leeson placed a short straddle in the Singapore and Tokyo stock exchanges, essentially betting that the Japanese stock market would not move significantly overnight.

12

If they have a sibling in college at the same time, even then they might get financial aid!Fourth, for middle-class families that straddle the line between "too rich for significant financial aid" and "too poor for parents/myself to easily pay," students should be aware of merit scholarships.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use straddle in a sentence?

I could drag a window so it straddled the 30Hz monitor and a 60Hz monitor.

What does straddle mean?

a noncommittal or equivocal position

What part of speech is straddle?

straddle is commonly used as noun, verb.