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

It seemed like we would never find a way to bond as mother and son, or wade in an emotional state of comfort.

From Salon • May 12, 2024

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

Donay is too old and too weak to wade in poison water.

From "Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti" by Frances Temple