have been treading
- present perfect progressive of tread.
Example Sentences
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With the expected floor vote just weeks away, G.O.P. leaders have been treading carefully, even making last-minute concessions to Democrats in hopes of bolstering support for the legislation.
From New York Times ● Apr. 27, 2023
Abrams and the German-made Leopard 2 tanks, but Western leaders have been treading carefully.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 19, 2023
Abrams and the German Leopard 2 tanks, but Western leaders have been treading carefully.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 18, 2023
Claims have been treading water since tumbling to more than a 53-year low of 166,000 in March amid signs of some cooling in the labor market.
From Reuters ● Jun. 23, 2022
We seem to have been treading on a volcano all the afternoon.
From Viviette by Locke, William John
