Definitions
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- adverb In the middle of a
stride
Etymologies
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Examples
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"Why can't you let yourself write 'Manfred pauses in midstride, narrowly being mown down by a GPS-guided rollerblader'?"
Monty Python's Spamalot (U.S. Tour) joshenglish 2007
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A bullet or broadhead cutting through this hand-size area causes blood pressure to drop so rapidly that a deer either drops or collapses in midstride after a few seconds.
The Killing Zone 2006
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A bullet or broadhead cutting through this hand-size area causes blood pressure to drop so rapidly that a deer either drops or collapses in midstride after a few seconds.
The Killing Zone 2006
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With a busy schedule that has him shuttling between bases in Tokyo, Paris and the rest of the world, Mr. Ban paused in midstride to ponder how little difference there really is between temporary and permanent.
Architect Shigeru Ban Julie Iovine 2011
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Startled, I froze midstride and peered over my shoulder.
Lifted Wendy Toliver 2010
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Bridgette stopped midstride, and her fork fell to the floor.
Lifted Wendy Toliver 2010
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She started down the hallway but stopped midstride when she heard a noise.
Among the Ghosts Amber Benson 2010
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She started down the hallway but stopped midstride when she heard a noise.
Among the Ghosts Amber Benson 2010
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“Oh, hey,” she said, then stopped midstride, eyeing me chowing down on Chunky Monkey.
Flirting with Disaster Rhonda Stapleton 2010
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I gasped as my heart skipped a beat, and at the sound of my gasp they stopped in midstride.
Misconception Paul 2010
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