How to Use tread lightly in a Sentence

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• That has forced Israel to tread lightly in its criticism of the war in Ukraine.
  — NBC News, 2 May 2022
• The lords of baseball tread lightly, fearful of waking ghosts.
  — Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 31 Mar. 2021
• Think of Allmendinger desperate to pick his way through the field from the rear one-third while young newcomers tread lightly at the front.
  — Dave Kallmann, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2020
• Crabs have claws for a reason, so tread lightly around a scorned Cancer rising.
  — Lisa Stardust, Women's Health, 5 Mar. 2023
• Putin had hoped that the fear of nuclear attack would compel Ukraine to tread lightly and make its supporters back off.
  — Liana Fix, Foreign Affairs, 7 Dec. 2022
• And his understanding, back then, of the need to tread lightly on the natural world reads now as a haunting and prescient warning.
  — Jordan Salama, Scientific American, 12 Oct. 2021
• And other enterprise tech companies will have to be aware of the boundaries that emerge from Google’s contest with the government and be prepared to tread lightly.
  — Jared Council, WSJ, 22 Oct. 2020
• When Geddert opened his own gym, Twistars, with his wife in 1996, parents learned quickly to tread lightly around him or jeopardize their daughters’ chances at a college scholarship — or the Olympics.
  — New York Times, 26 Feb. 2021
• Exoplanet claims were met with growing doubt, and astronomers learned to tread lightly before announcing a new find.
  — Nola Taylor Redd, Discover Magazine, 21 Apr. 2019
• But tread lightly since Mars is retrograde in your eighth house of joint ventures and shared property until January 12.
  — The Astrotwins, ELLE, 30 Nov. 2022
• Those with psoriasis should tread lightly with scalp massagers, as they shouldn’t be used on open or broken skin and could cause further irritation.
  — Susan Brickell, Health, 12 Apr. 2023
• Guides ride with some drivers to inspire fearlessness and help teach all the proper tread lightly techniques for Bronco off-road activity.
  — Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 4 May 2024
• Or, tread lightly with a cleaning solution of water and mild dishwashing liquid soap (a drop or two of dishwashing soap per half-gallon of water).
  — Jennifer Kopf, Country Living, 12 Jan. 2023
• There’s also the need to tread lightly, engaging Mr. Bukele without criticizing him.
  — Whitney Eulich, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Mar. 2021
• As Joshua Tree continues to fall victim to the effects of global warming and pollution, Morris and Maaryn intend for this space to tread lightly in its environment.
  — Sam Sussman, Vogue, 2 Apr. 2021
• However, the big man isn’t a definite home-run upgrade, so Chicago should tread lightly and patiently explore all options.
  — Jason Patt, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2021
• Schools will have to tread lightly to implement responsive curricula that do not provoke backlash.
  — Morgan Polikoff, The Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2024
• Those who are concerned about the environment tread lightly before answering or sharing on social media their great love of wanderlust.
  — Sophia Li, Vogue, 5 Dec. 2022
• The Forest Service did not say if and how they will be restored, but encouraged future visitors to not touch the designs and to tread lightly when visiting archaeological sites.
  — Leah Asmelash, CNN, 6 Apr. 2021
• But this is precisely why, diplomatically speaking, Britain’s allies ought to tread lightly.
  — Madeleine Kearns, National Review, 17 Sep. 2020
• Therefore, Democrats may tread lightly on certain policy positions such as wide-scale student loan cancellation that could impact members of Congress in tough re-election races.
  — Zack Friedman, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2021
• Surveyors tread lightly when asking questions, Martin said.
  — Stacy Ryburn, Arkansas Online, 29 Jan. 2023
• So far, however, Biden administration officials have tread lightly in calling out events in Israel.
  — Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2023
• Some Fox News stars tread lightly into critical territory.
  — David Bauder, Fortune, 11 Nov. 2022
• Against this backdrop, Washington should tread lightly and pay close attention to a set of crucial political, economic, and security issues that will demand policy adjustments as conditions evolve.
  — Michael Shifter, Foreign Affairs, 31 Mar. 2023
• But, because the perception of impropriety can be so damaging to the political order, the occupants of positions of power have a special obligation to tread lightly when dealing with their ideological opponents.
  — The Editors, National Review, 10 Aug. 2022

Last Updated: 5 Nov 2024