How to Use tread water in a Sentence

tread water

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• Turn to face the shore, tread water, and signal for help by calling out or waving your arms.
  — Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 12 May 2025
• Walking laps in the shallow end, treading water or joining a water aerobics class can all provide an effective workout.
  — Patricia Neligan, AJC.com, 27 July 2026
• The Board can continue to tread water as the two parties hash out contract violations, payouts, and how to implement policy governance.
  — Elaine Gantz Berman, Denver Post, 27 July 2026
• The fisherman, who has not been publicly identified, had been treading water for about two-and-a-half hours without a life vest before the three man crew of the Seal Junior found him, according to the outlets.
  — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026
• Now in his sixth Angels season, Detmers has strung together a series of wins for an Angels team that is hardly treading water in the American League.
  — Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
• What’s more, Outback Steakhouse treaded water on the sales front, while business at Texas Roadhouse and another competitor, LongHorn Steakhouse, nearly doubled, according to data from Technomic, quoted by Restaurant Business Magazine.
  — Phil Wahba, Fortune, 30 July 2026