- present participle of step.
stepping
Example Sentences
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OpenAI said Chief Revenue Officer Denise Dresser would be stepping down to pursue other opportunities, less than a year after she joined the artificial-intelligence company.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
Next up, Reynolds is stepping behind the camera to direct her debut feature, “Dog Person,” which she also wrote and will star in alongside Hugh Bonneville and James Norton.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
But he then reportedly quickly left the plane, stepping inside one of the cargo containers, to board a smaller US Air Force aircraft positioned nearby.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
Arday announced that he was stepping down both from his university post as a professor and as a fellow of Jesus College.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
I hurried back across the field, stepping around Anna’s pig.
From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff
