tread the boards

Example Sentences

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

From BBC

Now Finlayson has been memorialised with a new portrait in the Scottish theatre where he first tread the boards more than a century ago.

From BBC

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

Antony Costa is swapping the boy band Blue to tread the boards while embracing his Greek heritage.

From BBC

Carr is also going to appear in the third season of Netflix's series The Witcher, and said: "I'm getting smaller roles, but in bigger things, since I won last year - but no theatre work. I'm desperate to tread the boards again."

From BBC