treading

Example Sentences

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Authorities, treading a delicate line in managing an increasing number of visitors, began last year to recruit more than 500 young men from communities across the archipelago as police "homeguards".

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

The overall impression was one of a theater industry treading water — the goal being to stay afloat until the culture, the state of national politics and the economics of producing improve.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

Let’s assume you’re getting a 7% return on your stocks before inflation — you’re treading water with that cash, even if it’s in a high-yield savings account.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

Hodgson said: "It's not just the wildlife charities to solve this, it's on every person to solve it by treading more lightly."

From BBC • Mar. 1, 2026

He scrambles to his feet, treading Persian rug.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman