trod

Example Sentences

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Katherine Mansfield could write wonderful lines such as: “The men walked like scissors; the women trod like cats.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

This was to help protect the church, built in 1873, and to make sure no-one trod on any graves, but also because she was - and remains - a massive fan of the series.

From BBC • Nov. 28, 2025

Asian markets trod water Thursday as euphoria over the end of a record US government shutdown petered, with focus back on Federal Reserve interest rates and tech bubble worries.

From Barron's • Nov. 13, 2025

It has been well trod in novels by writers such as John Updike and Philip Roth and more recently, Michel Houellebecq.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 10, 2025

We trod upon broken twigs, and last year's leaves, and here and there the fresh green stubble of the young bracken, and the shoots of the bluebells soon to blossom.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier