Example Sentences

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The government can see this as well as anyone, which is why it will be treading very carefully over the next days.

From BBC • Jun. 28, 2023

Well, there will be star arrivals, but they will be treading a champagne-colored carpet.

From New York Times • Mar. 11, 2023

As the first woman to head the IMF, Lagarde will be treading on familiar ground.

From BusinessWeek • Jun. 28, 2011

"We will be treading water for five years," Batchelor said, adding that Vallejo can only afford to set aside $5 million for creditors holding roughly $50 million of the city's debt.

From Reuters • Dec. 1, 2010

Take away the odd two hundred, and for a thousand days and nights my heart has been where their muffled feet will be treading in another minute.

From Notes of a Camp-Follower on the Western Front by Hornung, E. W. (Ernest William)