Below you will find example sentences with "step toward". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Step Toward in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: toward
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 5
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 29.3 words

Words in this phrase

step toward

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • step can mean: An advance or movement made from one foot to the other; a pace. Common word
  • toward can mean: In the direction of. Frequent word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 3 start, 13 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

a big step toward increasing the 1× a first step toward addressing iran 1× a first step toward peace and 1× a first step toward the kind 1× a great step toward equality considering 1× a major step toward achieving the 1× a necessary step toward more sustainable 1× a positive step toward providing windows 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a weekend conference 1× although it does 1× although the fda 1× and although it 1× and the stage 1× as a major 1×

Common sentence endings:

achieving a dream 1× achieving this goal 1× and energy costs 1× announcing the step 1× claiming federal funds 1× condemn the attacks 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

first 4× although 3× men 3× sex 3× achieving 3× tesla 2× equality 2× public 2× won 2× power 2× mayor 2× taken 2×

Related phrases

step down heading toward attitude toward toward achieving move toward turn toward moving toward step aside

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around toward:

move toward 6× turn toward 6× moving toward 5×

Just before it in the phrase index:

step down step aside stem cells stem cell steering wheel steelers offense

Just after it in the phrase index:

stephen colbert stephen king stephen smith stepped away stepped down steve jobs

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

step down step aside

Same ending:

heading toward attitude toward move toward turn toward moving toward

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "step toward" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 29.3 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as a big step toward increasing the, a first step toward addressing iran, first, although and men stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with step down, heading toward, attitude toward, move toward, turn toward and moving toward, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with step toward

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

For students like Laura Banks, the program at Oakton is the first step toward achieving a dream. (17 words)

Proponents, though, have argued that any step toward a ranked-choice system is a step in the right direction. (19 words)

Eagle Valley Transportation Authority has taken a big step toward increasing the accessibility and affordability of public transportation in Eagle County. (21 words)

Longer example sentences

Tesla has been piloting open Supercharging in other countries since November 2021, but in the U.S. this is an essential step toward Tesla opening up "a portion" of its network toward models using CCS—and thus claiming federal funds. (40 words)

Esper said the deployment was a first step toward addressing Iran’s increasingly violent acts in the region — including last weeks’ drone attack on — and he called on other nations to step up and condemn the attacks. (37 words)

And the stage manager points at me like ‘Go!’ and I took a step toward the stage and it was as if I was walking into the heat of a blazing fire and I just went: Nope. (37 words)

Example sentences (20)

Tesla has been piloting open Supercharging in other countries since November 2021, but in the U.S. this is an essential step toward Tesla opening up "a portion" of its network toward models using CCS—and thus claiming federal funds.

A weekend conference held in Switzerland was billed as a first step toward peace and ended with pledges to work toward a resolution but had few concrete deliverables.

This was a step toward equality before the law and toward sound public finance, but so many concessions and exemptions were won by nobles and bourgeois that the reform lost much of its value.

Proponents, though, have argued that any step toward a ranked-choice system is a step in the right direction.

And although it initially won’t have power to discipline, it is a first-step toward the kind of oversight citizens have been seeking in recent protests, Mayor Linda Gorton said in announcing the step.

Esper said the deployment was a first step toward addressing Iran’s increasingly violent acts in the region — including last weeks’ drone attack on — and he called on other nations to step up and condemn the attacks.

Although it does not perform as well as the native OS solution, Microsoft has taken a positive step toward providing Windows 11 for Mac users.

Although the FDA is taking a step toward inclusivity, this proposal still targets men who have sex with men by only restricting donors who have had anal sex, not vaginal sex, for an extended abstinence period.

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And the stage manager points at me like ‘Go!’ and I took a step toward the stage and it was as if I was walking into the heat of a blazing fire and I just went: Nope.

As a major financier and equipper of coal-fired power plants, China’s announcement was hailed as a major step toward achieving the Paris Agreement’s goal to limit global temperature rise by cutting greenhouse gas emissions.

As the country continues its efforts to uplift the lives of those in extreme poverty, the programme’s expansion and resource allocation in the 2023 budget signify a promising step toward achieving this goal.

At a signing ceremony, Biden called the bill a step toward building a nation where “decency, dignity and love are recognized, honored and protected”.

Carmacks Mayor Lee Bodie said supporting the Village of Carmacks in signing the interim regional solid waste agreement is a “necessary step toward more sustainable and responsible waste management in our community.

Eagle Valley Transportation Authority has taken a big step toward increasing the accessibility and affordability of public transportation in Eagle County.

Even after repeated denials from Kuroda, 76% of the analysts surveyed said the expansion of the yield band was a step toward normalization.

Fayetteville Police Chief, Glenn Chapman, said that based on such a need, the program will help serve as a step toward recovery.

Featuring an Indigenous “hero” on a redesigned bill — a move that is “long overdue” — would be a significant step toward recognizing the important, yet often overlooked, contributions of Indigenous women, according to the group.

For students like Laura Banks, the program at Oakton is the first step toward achieving a dream.

Having a design that can fit both men and women would be a great step toward equality, considering astronomy’s rocky history with female data bias in their space suits.

Having an experienced technician thoroughly clean commercial building air ducts is an important step toward improving safety, comfort, and energy costs.

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