wide berth

Example Sentences

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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

Yet there is one banner day on the American calendar that I have always given a wide berth.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

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

Moreover, American courts have given presidents a wide berth in using their power to grant pardons and reprieves.

From Salon • Mar. 18, 2025

Harry thought he recognized a Snargaluff and gave the wizened stump a wide berth.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling