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
  • Refrain from letting someone else step in and take over.
    Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 28 June 2024
  • But now that prices are lower, the Indian government will likely need to step in, as the MSPs are enforced by the government.
    Catherine Salfino, Sourcing Journal, 10 Oct. 2024

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