How to Use step in a Sentence

step

1 of 2 noun

• I heard steps on the stairs.
• The cottage is just steps from the beach.
• She walked down the hall with a quick step.
• He walks with a spring in his step.
• The edge of the cliff was only about three steps to my left.
• The baby took her first steps today.
• She took one step forward.
• We are taking steps to correct the situation.
• Williams took a three-step drop.
  — Kevin Fishbain, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
• The cops took a step too close.
  — Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
• His first step is still a step slow.
  — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
• End with a soft next step, not a hard pitch.
  — Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
• And if there is a next step, that would be nice.
  — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 11 Feb. 2026
• This is just the first step of a decade-long process.
  — Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
• And with bagels, there's so many steps where that could go wrong.
  — Emily Elias, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 Feb. 2026
• My handy step ladder came of great use!
  — Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 20 Oct. 2025
• That inspired her to take the next step.
  — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 1 Apr. 2026
• So the spring in my step is quite buoyant.
  — Rachel Handler, Vulture, 12 May 2026
• This game felt like a step toward that goal.
  — Arpon Basu, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2026
• Calm steps protect your progress and peace.
  — Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026
• The higher the step, the greater the gains.
  — Julia Ries Wexler, Health, 15 Apr. 2026
• Slow it down just enough to map the next step clearly.
  — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 22 Apr. 2026
• Bloomberg is showing some key steps along the path.
  — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2026
• Skip the dish that requires three pans and twelve steps.
  — Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2025
• That's just one step of the journey, though.
  — Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 19 Oct. 2025
• Let’s start with step-counting.
  — Zach Przystup, Baltimore Sun, 18 Feb. 2026
• For the rest of us, an app is often the first step.
  — The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026
• Use that time to share one win, one challenge and one next step.
  — Caroline Castrillon, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
• The next step is getting the cells to the right place in the body.
  — Emily Mullin, WIRED, 2 Apr. 2024
• Set who brings what, who owns what, and when the next step happens.
  — Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 July 2026

step

2 of 2 verb

• Please step away from the door.
• She stepped onto the bus.
• They stepped aside to let her pass.
• Step in my office for a minute.
• He stepped outside for a moment.
• Love needs to step his game up.
  — Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
• But Kelce isn’t ready to step away just yet.
  — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2026
• Kenny steps away to take a phone call.
  — Olivia Crandall, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025
• Don’t touch that hot pan or step on that Lego piece.
  — Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
• But these are spaces where staff can just step away.
  — Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
• Mendes hadn’t even stepped onto the stage yet.
  — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2025
• Anybody that stepped on the field with me will share that.
  — Jim Barnes january 4, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Jan. 2026
• These gumballs aren’t just painful to step on, though.
  — Cori Sears, The Spruce, 14 May 2026
• Valentin stepped on the gas and peeled out of the parking lot.
  — Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 21 June 2026
• Even we players have to step on the scale just to make sure.
  — Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
• But step through its shiplap door, and your senses shift again.
  — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Apr. 2026
• But the air was still frigid, and there was plenty of snow to step around.
  — Naaman Zhou, New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2026
• One of the last men to step on the moon will watch today’s launch from afar.
  — Charlie Gile, NBC news, 1 Apr. 2026
• Staff believe Nasha may have stepped on the calf's neck.
  — Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 2 Sep. 2025
• Now, step with your left foot out to the left, still keeping both feet straight.
  — Jakob Roze, Health, 31 Oct. 2025
• Jones whispered for me and Dew to step away from the door.
  — Josh Owens, HollywoodReporter, 14 Apr. 2026
• Goodwin then steps outside to take a call.
  — Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
• The contents of her wallet spilled on the ground and she was stepped on.
  — Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2025
• Noe unlatched the door, stepped onto the porch with a few of the men.
  — Literary Hub, 16 July 2026
• Look before stepping over rocks or logs.
  — Sarah Linn may 1, Sacbee.com, 1 May 2026
• No one is going to step on this land and do what we're supposed to do.
  — Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
• Some stepped on their brakes and with the ice on the road, the cars simply wouldn't stop.
  — Jesse Sarles, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
• James, who was shackled, then stepped toward the judge’s bench.
  — Emily Davies, Washington Post, 15 Feb. 2024
• And Burt stepped over the line, wanting to get in the way of my work.
  — Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 15 June 2026
• Someone stepped from the hearse, tossing his crutch.
  — Chen Yuhong, The Dial, 3 Feb. 2026