tread carefully
- a variation of tread lightly.
Example Sentences
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Waller emphasized he did not expect a worst-case scenario to come to pass, but said the Fed has to tread carefully.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026
Magyar will probably tread carefully once in government.
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026
Florian Galleri, a historian specialising in contemporary military studies and nuclear doctrines, also warned that Macron would have to tread carefully, pointing to his low approval ratings one year before the end of his presidency.
From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026
But with her government currently locked in negotiations with the White House over President Trump’s aim to increase tariffs on Mexican imports, Sheinbaum has had to tread carefully.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 28, 2025
"But whatever happens, and I say it again, we must tread carefully from now on. I have not forgotten that strange and distant glimmer on your face after you tipped over the last glass."
From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl
