tread

Example Sentences

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“The market is treading water right now waiting for its next catalyst,” said Paul Stanley, CIO at Granite Bay Wealth Management in Portsmouth, NH.

From Barron's

"A SnoCat team was also launched," the sheriff said, referring to the vehicles that use treads to move in the snow, and are more commonly found grooming snow at ski resorts.

From BBC

In the Himalayan republic of some 30 million people, overshadowed by giant neighbours India and China, Oli previously trod a fine balance between the rivals.

From Barron's

Voices drifted out to meet him as he trod softly among the shadows on the grass.

From Literature

Though a lighter film, 1999 winner “Shakespeare in Love” treads the same boards, imagining a young, struggling Will and the woman who spurs him to greatness.

From Los Angeles Times