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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- 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.