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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Edward Segarra, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
The Supreme Court waded Friday back into gun-rights in a case that tests the constitutionality of a Hawaii law that restricts where gun owners can carry their weapons.
—Alyssa Kapasi, NPR, 3 Oct. 2025
Following Deadline’s newsbreak, a host of actors, led by the likes of Melissa Barrera and Kiersey Clemons, publicly voiced their anger over the potential development, with Whoopi Goldberg and Emily Blunt among those to have waded in since.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2025
Some states, for example, take aim at companion apps that are designed just for friendship, but don’t wade into mental health care.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
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Verb
Combs' case was particularly challenging, wading into the murky intersections of consent and coercion, celebrity, complex workplace dynamics and the myriad ways that people cope with trauma.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
The Supreme Court waded Friday back into gun-rights in a case that tests the constitutionality of a Hawaii law that restricts where gun owners can carry their weapons.
—Alyssa Kapasi, NPR, 3 Oct. 2025
Following Deadline’s newsbreak, a host of actors, led by the likes of Melissa Barrera and Kiersey Clemons, publicly voiced their anger over the potential development, with Whoopi Goldberg and Emily Blunt among those to have waded in since.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2025
Some states, for example, take aim at companion apps that are designed just for friendship, but don’t wade into mental health care.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
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“Wade.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wade. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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