tread

Example Sentences

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I prodded her through the dining room door, almost treading on her heels to see Willem’s reaction.

From Literature

In my first fleeing step, I trod my bare foot right on that red-hot coal.

From Literature

“The Federal Reserve is treading a thin line between a softening labor market and stubborn inflation that continues to hover above its 2% target.”

From Barron's

It got kind of exhausting to tread water or balance on tiptoes while the rest of them planted their feet on the bottom.

From Literature

In Nuuk, civil society is treading carefully, afraid that their words will be appropriated by Washington.

From Barron's