How to Use step in in a Sentence

step in

verb

• I just stepped in to say hi on my way to class.
• Don’t sweat it; now’s the time for the best linen shirts to step in.
  — Isaiah Freeman-Schub, Robb Report, 18 Apr. 2023
• This is the first step in the years-long asylum process.
  — Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 8 May 2024
• And in that case the best bet to step in is Bennedict Mathurin.
  — Dustin Dopirak, The Indianapolis Star, 10 Jan. 2024
• But this is just the first step in the appellate process.
  — Ilana Kaplan, Peoplemag, 14 Sep. 2023
• The first step in this recipe is blanching your green beans.
  — Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 10 Oct. 2024
• The members weren’t all in attendance, and those who were stepped in and out of the room.
  — E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 19 July 2023
• The city has been taking some steps in the right direction but more needs to be done.
  — Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Dec. 2023
• That doesn't mean Hezbollah doesn't step in and take over now as a result.
  — CBS News, 10 Mar. 2024
• Matthew Mylrea would step in and do some line rigging and falls.
  — Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 23 Mar. 2023
• In late 2021, Eisen's store voted to unionize – the first Starbucks to take that step in decades.
  — Wyatte Grantham-Philips, USA TODAY, 2 Mar. 2023
• Even in its early stages, the Indigenous Food Lab stepped in to help.
  — Colette Davidson, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Sep. 2023
• The Cards took a big step in that maturation process this week.
  — The Courier-Journal, 13 Jan. 2024
• But this is just a first step in a very long process, and the bill’s survival is anything but certain.
  — Teri Sforza, Orange County Register, 14 Apr. 2024
• Grilling Artichokes The first step in how to cook artichokes on the grill is to boil them first.
  — Sheena Chihak, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 May 2024
• The office is still determining its next steps in the case, Miller said.
  — Andrea May Sahouri, Detroit Free Press, 27 Sep. 2024
• This is only a first step in our broader fight for racial justice.
  — NBC News, 9 Apr. 2019
• Mark refused to use a crosswalk and stepped in front of an oncoming car.
  — Alden Woods, The Arizona Republic, 23 July 2024
• Are there other relatives, such as your in-laws, who could step in?
  — Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 20 Mar. 2023
• Her siblings had already stepped in, three of them living back home.
  — Robert Kolker, New York Times, 20 July 2023
• Weezy himself finally stepped in and shared his own two cents on the matter.
  — Heran Mamo, Billboard, 23 Oct. 2023
• The next step in applying for a car loan is getting preapproved.
  — Elizabeth Rivelli, Car and Driver, 30 Jan. 2023
• Police said the driver was crossing the roadway at a green light around 8:42 a.m. local time when Braden stepped in front of the car’s path.
  — Brian Brant, Peoplemag, 4 Apr. 2024
• If not Hamas, is there some other Palestinian group that could step in?
  — Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 6 June 2024
• But as the record $52.5 billion in relief winds down, many states have stepped in with their own solutions.
  — Moriah Balingit, Fortune, 14 May 2024
• And hopefully nobody gives her food and nobody steps in and gives her lunch.
  — David Chiu, Peoplemag, 4 Sep. 2023
• Many Howard County softball programs are looking to take the next step in the 2023 season.
  — Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 22 Mar. 2023
• In that case, the court ruled that justices will consider the partisan makeup of the new map if they are forced to step in.
  — Molly Beck, Journal Sentinel, 12 Jan. 2024
• Securing the tickets to the tour’s opening night was just one step in the battle, though, as flights and hotels would easily cost her thousands of dollars.
  — Sara Belcher, People.com, 23 Oct. 2024
• Check-ins like these can also identify early signs of mental health struggles, so schools can step in to help before students start missing school.
  — Nadia Scharf, Journal Sentinel, 23 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 20 Nov 2024