How to Use stepper in a Sentence

stepper

noun
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  • Except for the X and Y stepper motors, the footprint is a 1′ cube.
    — Nathan Barry, WIRED, 19 Aug. 2010
  • Getting a stair stepper is a way to solve your problem.
    — Chris Hachey, BGR Canada, 10 Feb. 2021
  • The floor had a certain musical sound to it when it was filled with two-steppers.
    — Craig Hlavaty, Houston Chronicle, 30 Jan. 2018
  • Short-stepper who is light on his feet for a big man; shifts his weight, jump cuts and plants and burns like some smaller backs.
    — The Kansas City Star, kansascity.com, 27 Apr. 2017
  • Rhythm and blues, jazz, blues, gospel and dusties performers plus steppers and choirs also are part of the lineup.
    — Jessi Virtusio, Daily Southtown, 11 July 2018
  • That is unless the goal is to get the outdoor equivalent of a stair stepper gym workout.
    — Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 2 Mar. 2023
  • Lowe became one of the most dangerous running backs of the 1960s, a high-stepper with knees that fired like pistons.
    — Bryce Miller, sandiegouniontribune.com, 29 Sep. 2017
  • To step on someone’s shoes is to invade their space, their freedom, their sense of self, and to do so is dangerous to the stepper.
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 8 Dec. 2022
  • Working out on a stair stepper is also a great form of low-impact cardio.
    — Brittany Hammond, Health, 22 June 2023
  • For that and more, see below for a list of the best aerobic steppers that have been tried and tested by reviewers.
    — Jasmine Gomez, womenshealthmag.com, 13 May 2023
  • The three locking step heights convert the stepper into a stable step up platform.
    — Chris Hachey, BGR Canada, 10 Feb. 2021
  • The whole selection is a bit of a hodgepodge: Huawei thought to include a climb profile but no stair-stepper profile.
    — Valentina Palladino, Ars Technica, 16 Dec. 2018
  • For those living in a smaller space, this stair stepper is $50 off and comes with resistance bands for a great full-body workout.
    — Amy Stanford, Health, 11 Oct. 2023
  • There are high-steppers in sashes and derby hats; there are blaring trombones and feathers and painted faces.
    — Timothy O'Grady, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Oct. 2019
  • Good exercises for this would be squats or step-ups using a full-size workout stepper set at four to six inches.
    — Catherine Garcia, The Week, 27 Aug. 2023
  • In the front line are steppers and club officials, then family and marching band, and after that the second line, composed of everyone who wants to join in.
    — Timothy O'Grady, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Oct. 2019
  • Gov. Dayton pays lip service to a public option, but his public option is an impostor that keeps the miss-steppers, HMOs, in charge of health care.
    — Letter Writers, Twin Cities, 12 Mar. 2017
  • Another shopper said this stepper is a helpful tool for getting in their daily step goal.
    — Travel + Leisure, 26 Feb. 2021
  • Today, the group inspires admiration among the youngest club kids, who covet spots on the team and sometimes sneak into practice to stand on the sidelines and shadow the movements of steppers.
    — Leila Atassi, cleveland.com, 24 Oct. 2017
  • In addition to the ways that these workouts can complement the body, stair steppers are also great way to improve fitness in general.
    — Brittany Hammond, Health, 22 June 2023
  • The stair stepper stretching a mile up the mountain at the end of Ruxton Avenue has, in turn, created a rather controversial demand for parking.
    — Seth Boster, The Denver Post, 29 May 2017
  • New this year is all-ages access to the event, which features pub-style seating, green beer, traditional Irish steppers, Celtic rock bands, photo ops, shenanigan games (with prizes!), and more throughout the Gaslamp.
    — The San Diego Union-Tribune Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2023
  • The versatile Bowflex Max Trainer M9 is both an elliptical and a stepper in one compact design.
    — Mike Richard, Men's Health, 30 Nov. 2022
  • Matt Barnes - another habitual line-stepper, to steal a phrase from the late Charlie Murphy - is the only other player who can make that same claim.
    — Steven Ruiz, USA TODAY, 15 May 2017
  • Soldiers riding on tanks and armored vehicles during the parades had less severe training than the goose-steppers.
    — Fox News, 6 Sep. 2018
  • Alabama talent will be much on display in these shows, which range from a classic Broadway stepper to a Parrothead’s delight.
    — Mary Colurso | [email protected], al, 7 Jan. 2023
  • Up Challenge, a fitness contest sponsored by the Health Action Council, on her way to becoming the top stepper out of more than 500 participants.
    — cleveland, 23 Nov. 2022
  • Or his Matrix stepper, treadmill, and upright cycle for cardio.
    — Katie Dupere, Men's Health, 7 July 2022
  • This means contemporary steppers from Ireland, break-dancers from Arizona and a belly dancer from Miami.
    — Aaron Randle, kansascity.com, 30 May 2017
  • After using a series of practical touches since that chop, Barnes once again returns to the ethereal to scoop it away from the inconsequential stepper-upper.
    — SI.com, 10 June 2019

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