sidestepping

Example Sentences

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The Interior Department contracted to spend $14.7 million on the renovation, which a nonprofit sued over for sidestepping required reviews.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 18, 2026

This potentially traumatic subplot is the closest “Renoir” gets to traditional suspense, but even here Hayakawa adopts a muted approach, sidestepping shock value for bittersweet commentary about young people’s confusion around love.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

Delta Air Lines on Tuesday reported holiday-quarter profit that beat expectations and record full-year revenue, sidestepping a temporary knock on air-travel demand thanks to the U.S. government shutdown.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 13, 2026

He can, in certain circumstances, strong-arm the world into realigning with his interests while sidestepping the tripwires that his predecessors worried would bring them down.

From Barron's • Jan. 7, 2026

Neatly sidestepping a cutlass thrust, she cuffed the rat smartly on the point of the nose.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques