give a wide berth
Example Sentences
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They can, of course, give a wide berth to controversial topics in their songs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 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
In medical devices, things are murkier—in encouraging innovation, the legal standards give a wide berth to people trying to develop technologies, with the understanding that sometimes even people trying their best will screw up.
From Slate ● May 26, 2023
Then there was Universal's "Everest," which opted to give a wide berth to gangster rats and futuristic teens by opening in a special, Imax and premium format run.
From Reuters ● Sep. 20, 2015
Let's give a wide berth to the Spa-Gardens, if that does not take us far out of our way.”
From Royal Highness by Thomas Mann
