STEP in a Sentence

Learn STEP from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
420 example sentences for STEP, such as:
1. Step after step the ladder is ascended.
2. One false step will make a great difference.
3. He advanced a step or two into the dim room.
4. He took a wild step forward and then stopped.
5. You can finish the longest road step by step.
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Animal Farm by George Orwell
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 Meanings and Examples of STEP
step
 n.  a short distance
 v.  measure (distances) by pacing
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  In another moment she would step forth into the night, and his eyes, accustomed to the obscurity, would discern her as clearly as though she stood in daylight.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In II
2  She moved forward a step or two and then paused again above the dip of the Corbury road.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In II
3  "I told you I ain't the kind to be afraid" she tossed back, almost indifferently; and suddenly she began to walk on with a rapid step.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In II
4  He stood in the darkness expecting to hear her step.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In IV
5  Having satisfied himself that there was no risk of immediate discovery he went back to the kitchen with a lighter step, and found Mattie disconsolately removing the last scraps of pickle from the floor.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In IV
6  "Good night, Matt," he said as she put her foot on the first step of the stairs.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In V
7  She was bending over a pan on the stove; but at the sound of his step she turned with a start and sprang to him.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In VI
8  He listened for Zeena's step and, not hearing it, called her name up the stairs.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In VII
9  He advanced a step or two into the dim room.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In VII
10  He took a wild step forward and then stopped.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In VII
11  She lingered a moment, caught in the same strong current; then she slipped from him and drew back a step or two, pale and troubled.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In VII
12  Mattie lifted her hand with a quick gesture, and he heard his wife's step behind him.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In VII
13  Zeena came into the room with her dragging down-at-the-heel step, and quietly took her accustomed seat between them.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In VII
14  As he stood there he heard a step behind him and she entered.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In VIII
15  She had not heard Ethan's call because she was sobbing and she did not hear his step till he stood close behind her and laid his hands on her shoulders.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In IX
Example Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
2  Toward a day finally to achieve the ultimate goal of moving enough, but every step as the goal, to make it as a step function.
3  You can finish the longest road step by step.
4  The administration has fallen into step with its European allies on this issue.
5  Step after step the ladder is ascended.
6  Don't step on him; he's already acknowledged his faults.
7  Habit is habit, and not to be flung out of the window by any man, but coaxed downstairs a step a time.
8  I saw him step forward momentarily but then hang back, nervously massaging his hands.
9  I'm working toward the slice of the unknown future step away, never stop.
10  These negotiations are the first step toward reaching an agreement.
11  This type of training is out of step with changes in the industry.
12  Judge Ito said that if his wife was called as a witness, he would step down as trial judge.
13  The first step in empowering the poorest sections of society is making sure they vote.
14  At the peak of the climber, not intoxicated in a step along the way.
15  One false step will make a great difference.