step delicately
Frequency: 7.59.5 per million words
to walk with light, careful steps
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- The cat stepped delicately along the narrow fence.
- She had to step delicately over the puddles to avoid ruining her silk shoes.
- He stepped delicately across the creaky floorboards, trying not to wake anyone.
- The ballerina steps delicately across the stage, her movements full of grace.
- You must step delicately on the ancient mosaic floor to prevent damage.
- With his injured foot, he stepped delicately down the stairs.
- The deer stepped delicately through the undergrowth, almost silent.
- We watched him step delicately around the broken glass on the pavement.
- Stepping delicately is essential when walking through a minefield, both literal and metaphorical.
- The model will step delicately down the runway in the fragile, handmade gown.