untread
Americanverb (used with object)
verb
Etymology
Origin of untread
Example Sentences
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Often it was untread ground in criminal law.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 22, 2022
The question was formally debated before the Council, whether, even at this point, they should untread their steps, and, throwing themselves upon the Czarina's 30 mercy, return to their old allegiance.
From De Quincey's Revolt of the Tartars by Simonds, William Edward
To him replied the stranger wearily: Where is the horse that doth untread again His tedious measures with the unbated fire That he did pace them first?
From A Cotswold Village by Gibbs, J. Arthur
There are moments when I would untread the paths that I have trod.
From Anthology of Massachusetts Poets by Braithwaite, William Stanley
The untrod glacier is made accessible only by the damage already done to the enormous ice sheets that cover the continent.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2023
As we worked to complete Phase 1, and now are seeking partners to complete Phase 2, we find ourselves continuing to navigate previously untrod territory.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 19, 2022
Leavy’s conceit allows her to stake out some untrod turf.
From New York Times ● Oct. 23, 2018
Tokaji adds, though, that there simply is no telling: “There is no precedent on the books. This is untrod ground.”
From Time ● Apr. 19, 2016
It might appear a natural and pious custom in the hundreds who are left, the rearguard of perished thousands, that their feet should leave untrod these hearthstones of their fathers.
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 18 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis
The beginnings of British settlement in North America are hardly untrodden territory.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026
He said he had learned it was "of utmost importance to explore untrodden places... and doors to rooms we have never seen before".
From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2026
And today, we are products of choosing the untrodden path.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 7, 2023
Relocating across the street already requires some heavy lifting; living somewhere truly new involves as much nostalgia for old stomping grounds as excitement at exploring untrodden territory.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 26, 2022
The grass between the house and the barn looked untrodden.
From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy
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