1. America's media companies bestride the globe.

2. He was a great leader that bestrode two centuries.

3. The boy was bestriding the fence.

4. The colossal monument bestrode the harbour.

5. He bestrode the chair as though it were a horse.

6. He bestrode his house.

7. This flawed titan bestrides the history of his age like a colossus.

8. He bestrode me like some stalwart saint of old, defending my prone body with buckler and flaming sword.