trod
Example Sentences
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Katherine Mansfield could write wonderful lines such as: “The men walked like scissors; the women trod like cats.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026
Asian markets trod water Thursday as euphoria over the end of a record US government shutdown petered, with focus back on Federal Reserve interest rates and tech bubble worries.
From Barron's • Nov. 13, 2025
Midfielder McTominay trod the same path last summer by escaping the chaos of United in moving to Naples and the 28-year-old instantly became a cult hero, netting 12 goals to inspire their title success.
From BBC • Sep. 18, 2025
It has been well trod in novels by writers such as John Updike and Philip Roth and more recently, Michel Houellebecq.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 10, 2025
He dived in and trod water, waiting for her.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.