wade in

Example Sentences

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She opened up about the latest body-shaming abuse in an Instagram post on Thursday, saying she felt she needed to "wade in and speak for myself".

From BBC • May 29, 2026

The problem with wars is that when they don’t go as you planned, you have an ugly choice—end them unsatisfactorily or wade in deeper.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo says she is leaving the X platform because it fosters division and has become a “gigantic global sewer” that she refuses to wade in any longer.

From Washington Times • Nov. 27, 2023

People who swim, fish or wade in these bodies of water can contract the bacteria through an open wound or sore.

From Salon • Sep. 25, 2023

We stopped swimming and playing there, but we still had to wade in to fill our cans with water.

From "Lost Boy, Lost Girl" by John Bul Dau