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

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

"While the First Amendment generally gives politicians wide berth to lie, the court has been much more restrictive of First Amendment freedoms when IP rights are at stake," Lemley said.

From Salon • Aug. 20, 2024

I make sure to go around the bumpy parts of the sidewalk, giving a wide berth so that the wheelchair is easy to maneuver.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali