traverse

Example Sentences

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Shipping traffic remains throttled in the Strait of Hormuz, a trade route off Iran’s coast that fully a third of the world’s seagoing oil exports traverse in a normal year.

From Slate • Mar. 11, 2026

Iranian media reported on Monday that Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corp. had closed the Strait of Hormuz, promising to fire on any ship that attempts to traverse it, according to a Reuters report.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 2, 2026

Backcountry skiers traverse unpatrolled areas away from ski resorts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026

The top and the final section were good, but in the middle and the traverse I wasn't on the line I actually wanted to ski.

From Barron's • Jan. 23, 2026

But the only creature she had seen whole was the winged fairy, who repeatedly flew down that corridor as if she were doomed to traverse the same small space for eternity.

From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo