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. He advanced a step or two into the dim room.
2. He took a wild step forward and then stopped.
3. The longest journey starts with a single step.
4. A road of a thousand miles begins with one step.
5. The first step is to define and analyse the problem.

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 Meanings and Examples of STEP
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
step
 v.  move by lifting your foot and putting it down in a different place
 n.  a stage in a process
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)
16  A road of a thousand miles begins with one step.
17  The longest journey starts with a single step.
18  Never look down to test the ground before taking your step; only he who keeps his eye fixed on the far horizon will find his right road.
19  Confidence in yourself is the first step on the road to success.
20  The most important step is to reorient the direction of the new building.
21  There is but one step from the sublime to the ridiculous.
22  He doesn't want to step back from the center of things.
23  The team coach was forced to step in to stop the two athletes from coming to blows.
24  The first step is to define and analyse the problem.
25  Solving complex problems may require choosing from so many alternatives at each step that it is very difficult to algorithmically define solutions.
26  The first step is to collect solid data that define which students have difficulty completing school assignments.
27  Describe step by step how you went about achieving your goal.
28  The Government deserves our wholehearted support for having taken a step in this direction.
29  The new speed limit does not solve the problem, but it is a step in the right direction.
30  The first step in this direction will be by way of discussion with the unions.