wade across
Frequency: 5.01.5 per million words
To walk through water from one side to the other.
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Examples (10)
- We waded across the stream, feeling the cool water.
- The children bravely waded across the shallow river to reach the other bank.
- To reach the hidden waterfall, they had to wade across several small channels.
- If the floodwaters rise, residents might need to wade across some streets.
- The explorers carefully waded across the murky, crocodile-infested waters.
- She vividly remembers wading across that small pond during her childhood.
- After the heavy storm, villagers had to wade across many submerged roads.
- The playful dog happily waded across the large puddle to greet its owner.
- Soldiers will wade across the river at night to avoid enemy detection.
- It took them nearly an hour to wade across the dense, muddy swamp.