Examples of “strides” in a Sentence

5 example sentences showing how to use strides, grouped by meaning.

noun Informal term for trousers.

He went upstairs and changed into a fresh pair of strides, nipped into the bathroom and gave his hands and face a quick rinse and threw on a clean pullover. — Smiley Brymer, The Universal Naked Linesman (2006)
He tossed on a shirt and his best strides before heading out.
His mother used to have to buy two pair of strides for him, cut the legs off one and sew them onto the other. — Antony Agar, Queensland Ringer (2007)
He pulled on his old strides and went out to mow the lawn.
These strides are too long, so I need to hem them.