wide berth

Example Sentences

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The 1951 pact grants the US a wide berth to expand its military operations in Greenland.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

“They’ll coil up into a striking position and if you give them a wide berth they won’t chase you down the trail.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 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

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

The baboons gave her trees a wide berth, however.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer