After the storm, the exhausted sailor treaded water for hours before the rescue helicopter arrived.

She was treading water near the buoy until the rescue team arrived.

After brushing against a tread-softly near the trail, I felt its sting for hours and learned to watch my step.

After college, she decided to tread the boards in summer stock to see if acting suited her.

She treads the boards every summer at the local theater.

After years of treading the boards in small theaters, she finally landed a lead role in a major production.

Because the new policy is sensitive, we must tread carefully when discussing it in public.

When he's stressed, I always tread on eggshells around him to avoid setting him off.

At the harvest celebration, the elders taught the children how to tread a measure around the old oak.

When you enter the old library at night, tread softly so you don't wake anyone.