sidestep
verb (used without object)
to step to one side.
will sidestep
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future tenseof sidestep.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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Swiss chocolate conglomerate Lindt & Sprüngli, which acquired Ghirardelli in 1998, announced that it will sidestep the U.S. as a supplier in order to avoid tariffs.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2025
Now, De León and Schwarzenegger are taking an approach they hope will sidestep those thorny politics: focusing on local governments.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2019
Time and again they will sidestep the question of his vulgarity, bigotry or bluster with the caveat that: “He’s not a conventional politician.”
From The Guardian ● Oct. 30, 2018
Willa, I will sidestep a bit your request for our superlatives of 2013.
From Slate ● Dec. 31, 2013
Metcalfe predicted that Google will sidestep that danger.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 5, 2013
