- present participle of sidestep.
sidestepping
Example Sentences
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The Interior Department contracted to spend $14.7 million on the renovation, which a nonprofit sued over for sidestepping required reviews.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
SpaceX would like to make it a much bigger business in the future via its plans for orbital data centers, sidestepping the limitations of land and power which are posing increasing obstacles for terrestrial facilities.
From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026
“This is an industrial area, and there’s plenty of stuff around to catch fire,” he said, sidestepping a dribble of oily water.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2026
Steve Carell’s character in the likable, watchable and even lovable “Rooster” is classic Steve Carell: Self-aware, charming, boyish, incapable of reading a room, sidestepping a faux pas or calculating nuance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 5, 2026
She continued forward, sidestepping open trunks that held plumed garments from every period, curled wigs, and ostentatious hats.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
