tread gingerly

Frequency: 3.90.7 per million words

To step or walk on something in a careful or cautious way.

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Examples (20)

  • Please tread gingerly on the wet marble steps.
  • She trod gingerly, knowing it would be risky to hurry.
  • We should tread gingerly around that sensitive topic during the meeting.
  • He had to tread gingerly across the icy path to avoid falling.
  • After the surgery, he had to tread gingerly across the room.
  • The cat trod gingerly around the sleeping dog, trying not to disturb it.
  • The hikers will tread gingerly over the icy bridge at dawn.
  • After the surgery, she could only tread gingerly on her recovering foot.
  • In negotiations, it's wise to tread gingerly until trust is established.
  • In the darkened room, he began to tread gingerly, feeling for obstacles.
  • She tends to tread gingerly when walking on the old wooden floorboards.
  • The diplomat knew he had to tread gingerly around the sensitive political issues.
  • Security advised us to tread gingerly through the debris-strewn corridor.
  • They trod gingerly through the ancient ruins, wary of unstable ground.
  • Let’s tread gingerly past the sleeping dog.
  • You must tread gingerly when discussing such personal matters with her.
  • You must tread gingerly when addressing their recent loss.
  • The thief trod gingerly on the creaky floorboards, hoping not to be heard.
  • Journalists often tread gingerly when covering ongoing legal cases.
  • We advised the children to tread gingerly near the beehive.