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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Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2025
The Zinn Education Project and Rethinking Schools have also waded into the recent controversies surrounding the conflict between Israel and Hamas, often hostile to the former and, at times, amicable toward the latter.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 21 Oct. 2025
The group has waded into elections in recent years to help elect conservative candidates, particularly in suburban school districts.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Oct. 2025
Few among us would hesitate to wade into a pond to save a drowning child.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
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Verb
Waders will be available for those who don't want to wade wet or students may bring their own waders.
—Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2025
The Zinn Education Project and Rethinking Schools have also waded into the recent controversies surrounding the conflict between Israel and Hamas, often hostile to the former and, at times, amicable toward the latter.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 21 Oct. 2025
The group has waded into elections in recent years to help elect conservative candidates, particularly in suburban school districts.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Oct. 2025
Few among us would hesitate to wade into a pond to save a drowning child.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
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“Wade.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wade. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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