tread
Example Sentences
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"We've been encouraged to reduce all the time by fencing cattle away from riverbanks, so they don't tread the banks and defecate in the river," said Henry Collins, of the Wylye Valley Farmers.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
Knobby tread is made for the dirt, not the street.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
Waller emphasized he did not expect a worst-case scenario to come to pass, but said the Fed has to tread carefully.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026
Until a definitive end to the conflict emerges, Bitcoin is likely to tread water.
From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026
She had been alone with him many times at the swimming hole where he taught her one summer how to tread water and do the breaststroke.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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