sidestep

Example Sentences

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Saudi Arabia’s efforts to sidestep the standstill at the Strait of Hormuz appear to be bearing fruit.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 20, 2026

Some schools follow them enthusiastically, while others soften or sidestep them.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

One way to sidestep Europe and Asia’s energy problems is to focus on the Americas, where nations like Mexico and Brazil are energy giants in their own right.

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

Nonetheless, President Lincoln decided to pragmatically sidestep the legal contradictions and agreed in the summer of 1862 to a comprehensive prisoner cartel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

To get to it, to redeem it, Franny had to shuffle across the floor through a quantity of newspapers and sidestep an empty paint bucket.

From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger