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I had waltzed through the Gare du Nord, having persuaded myself to be imprudent, glorying in my encounter with the Other, and while I was so glorying, the Other had taken my phone.

From BBC • Jul. 31, 2015

McClean slid in the fourth a minute after the restart, set up by Keane who had waltzed his way through the Gibraltar defence.

From BBC • Oct. 11, 2014

It was as if she had waltzed into luxury after a modest life on Detroit’s West Side.

From New York Times • Jul. 6, 2014

The Hearts man did even better on the half-hour mark as he rushed off his line to save from Gerrard, who had waltzed through three challenges on his way into the box.

From BBC • Aug. 30, 2012

The hero, Captain Burin, was writing home from the battlefield to the one he had waltzed with in the first chapter, the one he loved.

From "Abel's Island" by William Steig