sidestep
verb (used without object)
to step to one side.
are sidestepping
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present progressiveof sidestep.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Some of the things that have come to define Moore are: sidestepping the tough streets of L.A.; overcoming the playoff gaffe; and cresting the steep hill.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 26, 2014
Since students are sidestepping them, teachers are feeling thwarted by them, and librarians are decrying their “overly restrictive filtering,” shouldn’t we consider knocking down school firewalls altogether?
From Slate ● Jul. 1, 2014
Perhaps Kraftwerk are sidestepping subtlety for a greatest hits mentality these days – a shame when only 800 diehard fans a night get to hear it.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 10, 2013
“They are sidestepping the SNC,” fumed Mohammed Sarmini, an SNC spokesman.
From Newsweek ● Aug. 14, 2012
At a time when many multiracial Americans are proudly asserting their mixed-race identity, many Latinos, an overwhelmingly blended population with Indian, European, African and other roots, are sidestepping or ignoring questions of race.
From New York Times ● Jan. 14, 2012
