tread the boards

Example Sentences

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So, has she any desire to tread the boards again?

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2025

At 83, he is eager to tread the boards once again — and to continue working as steadily as he has for the last six decades.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 2024

She handed me her new album, autographed 'To Richard, thou shalt tread the boards.

From New York Times • Aug. 21, 2012

Miller, 29, is the latest British film star to tread the boards in the West End.

From Reuters • Jan. 21, 2011

Here commonplace, everyday, ordinary people tread the boards.

From The Blue Goose by Nason, Frank Lewis