How to Use in stride in a Sentence

in stride

phrase
  • Reese hit her in stride, and the Storm sophomore threw it down.
    Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 26 July 2026
  • Paul appeared to take the joke in stride, laughing and applauding as cameras cut to him in the crowd.
    Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 16 July 2026
  • My parents, my whole family have always taught me to take everything in stride.
    Jayson Jenks, New York Times, 22 July 2026
  • Perez, who was making his third start after missing a month with a thigh injury, took the decision in stride.
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 6 July 2026
  • Stribling in stride for a potential 50-yard, catch-and-run touchdown.
    Cam Inman, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • At the time of its release, Smith took Morbius' subpar reception in stride.
    Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 1 July 2026
  • The Real Time audience took that one in stride, giving it a good laugh and applause, but then Maher pushed his luck.
    Greg Evans, Deadline, 8 Aug. 2026
  • All things considered, markets are taking the latest escalation in Middle East in stride.
    Fred Imbert, CNBC, 8 July 2026
  • In the 50th minute, Leicy Santos’ pinpoint long ball found Rodman in stride for the smooth finish and a 1-0 lead.
    ABC News, 4 July 2026
  • DeVito hit him in stride for what would have been a walk-off touchdown if the Patriots didn’t go for two against the Colts’ second-team defense on the very next play.
    Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Tyler Hubbard's wife took fishhook situation in stride The Hubbard family didn't let the fishhook situation get them down.
    Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 28 July 2026
  • However, Alix took the comments in stride, responding humorously in an Instagram post following the event.
    Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 9 July 2026
  • In the first 34 seconds, Pietra Tordin’s perfectly-weight pass hit Sophia Wilson in stride for the opening goal on a long-through ball and proceeded to place it home with her left foot.
    ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Some California billionaires, like Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, have taken the proposal in stride.
    Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 29 June 2026
  • In separate interviews with The Sacramento Bee before Wednesday’s game, both appeared to be taking Kotsay’s advice in stride.
    Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026
  • Purdy is dialed in One of Purdy’s first throws of 11-on-11 drills on Thursday was a deep touchdown to reserve receiver Malik Turner down the left sideline hitting him in stride beyond the chasing defensive back.
    Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 10 Aug. 2026

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