take steps
IdiomsExample Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Secretary-General António Guterres urged the two sides to take steps to avoid “a broader and more devastating conflict.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
“We are still within the peak period for West Nile virus transmission, so it is important that everyone take steps now to protect themselves and their families.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
The key takeaway from the Retirement Fear Index, said Conti, is that pre-retirees and retirees need to identify their fears and then take steps to address them.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026
It said it was supporting schools with new guidance to take steps to bring down costs for individual items, while "keeping more money in the pockets of hardworking families".
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
If the Mud People knew that the word “leprechaun” actually originated from LEPrecon, an elite branch of the Lower Elements Police, they’d probably take steps to stamp them out.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
