wide berth

Example Sentences

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“They’ll coil up into a striking position and if you give them a wide berth they won’t chase you down the trail.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

If I wanted to invest in emerging markets right now, I’d buy small amounts of several of those and give the indexes and broad emerging-markets funds a wide berth.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 6, 2026

Producers then took a wide berth around the region—until Comstock showed up with new technology, data and Jones’s blessing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 29, 2025

Moreover, American courts have given presidents a wide berth in using their power to grant pardons and reprieves.

From Salon • Mar. 18, 2025

Kids stood back, giving the stranger a wide berth.

From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older