wide berth
Example Sentences
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Aside from defined doctrine such as the creed or the evil of abortion, there is a wide berth for opinion on social issues—labor, immigration and war.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
The 1951 pact grants the US a wide berth to expand its military operations in Greenland.
From BBC ● May 12, 2026
If I wanted to invest in emerging markets right now, I’d buy small amounts of several of those and give the indexes and broad emerging-markets funds a wide berth.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 6, 2026
It’s also home to elk, which you should give a wide berth if you’re lucky enough to see one.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2025
They gave the watch-fire a wide berth, and wormed their way forward bit by bit, until they came to the edge of the river, gurgling away in the black shadows under its deep banks.
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
