trodden

Example Sentences

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But when he joined the Reds in 2017, he was all too aware of the legacy of some great Scots who had trodden the same path before him.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

“We’ll likely follow the same path we’ve trodden in the United States, and so it will begin with a commercial footprint.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

The path to investment success is easy to find because it’s well trodden and simple.

From Barron's • Dec. 24, 2025

This pathway is now so well trodden as to have become a trope: the male feminist who deeply, appallingly wasn’t.

From Slate • Jan. 17, 2025

Basta reared up like a snake when someone has trodden on its tail.

From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke