waded; wading
1
: to step in or through a medium (such as water) offering more resistance than air
2
: to move or proceed with difficulty or labor
wade through the crowd
wade through all the evidence
3
: to set to work or attack with determination or vigor
—used with in or into
wade into a task
: to pass or cross by wading
: an act of wading
a wade in the brook
Examples of wade in a Sentence
Verb
We waded into the ocean.
I jumped off the boat and waded back to shore.
Police waded into the crowd.
We waded through the crowded bus station.
It took several weeks to wade through all the evidence.
We waded our way through the crowd.
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John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
By wading into the tariff debate, a subject he's mostly stayed away from, Musk could inject more uncertainty into U.S. efforts to re-order the global economy.
—Ben Berkowitz, Axios, 5 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile, donors like George Soros and Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) have also waded into the race as Democrats look to push Crawford over the finish line.
—Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 31 Mar. 2025
For half a year, two interns working 15 to 20 hours a week have waded through piles of items.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 21 Mar. 2025
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Verb
Lefty, however, avoided wading into those turbulent waters when a reporter asked which win would be more important during a post-round press conference at Trump National Doral.
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
By wading into the tariff debate, a subject he's mostly stayed away from, Musk could inject more uncertainty into U.S. efforts to re-order the global economy.
—Ben Berkowitz, Axios, 5 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile, donors like George Soros and Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) have also waded into the race as Democrats look to push Crawford over the finish line.
—Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 31 Mar. 2025
For half a year, two interns working 15 to 20 hours a week have waded through piles of items.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 21 Mar. 2025
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“Wade.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wade. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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