tread softly
Frequency: 5.53.1 per million words
to walk quietly and carefully
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Examples (20)
- She had to tread softly so as not to wake the sleeping child.
- She had to tread softly so as not to wake the baby.
- Please remember to tread softly on the antique floors.
- Please tread softly on the old wooden floor.
- He was treading softly through the quiet corridors, trying to remain unnoticed.
- The cat would tread softly as it stalked its prey.
- The cat treads softly as it stalks its prey in the garden.
- He always treads softly when entering the quiet library.
- If you wish to explore the ancient ruins, you must tread softly and respectfully.
- They were told to tread softly through the ancient temple.
- They had to tread very softly across the gravel path in the dark.
- If you want to avoid detection, you must tread softly.
- Treading softly became second nature to her after living with a newborn.
- I heard him tread softly down the hallway in the middle of the night.
- The thief trod softly up the stairs, careful not to make a sound.
- The dancer began to tread softly, almost floating across the stage.
- Even a large man can tread softly if he concentrates.
- Having to tread softly made her movements more deliberate.
- We were advised to tread softly through the fragile ecosystem.
- She will tread softly to avoid disturbing the sleeping dog.