Examples of “tread” in a Sentence

verb To walk or step, especially in a particular manner.

• He trod carefully across the icy pavement.
• Tread lightly — the floorboards are weak here.

noun The patterned grooves on a tire or shoe sole that provide grip.

• Check the tread on your tires before you drive in the rain.
• The worn tread on my boots made the wet rocks slippery.
• The tires had almost no tread left.

noun The sound or manner of someone walking.

• The guard's slow, steady tread echoed down the empty hallway.
• I could tell it was my grandfather from his gentle tread.
• She recognized his heavy tread on the stairs.