Sterling K. Brown

We all have our prejudices, and we may or may not be aware of them. Sometimes people walk by me and give me a wider berth. It happens. I wear hoodies all the time because my head gets cold. Something innocuous can be misunderstood.

American Actor

Marilyn Monroe

Sometimes I've been to a party where no one spoke to me for a whole evening. The men, frightened by their wives or sweeties, would give me a wide berth. And the ladies would gang up in a corner to discuss my dangerous character.

American Actress

Goldie

Rob Playford is a phenomenal engineer, but he doesn't have his own ideas, he doesn't make his own music. But what he does have is a fantastic width and berth to throw loads of creative ideas at him.

British Musician

Jonathan Raban

Seattle was built out on pilings over the sea, and at high tide the whole city seemed to come afloat like a ship lifting free from a mud berth and swaying in its chains.

British Author

Sandeep Singh

If I could have played in the qualifying rounds for the Beijing Olympics, the result could have changed. India would have booked the Olympics berth.

Indian Athlete

Mark Hunt

Most of the neighbours didn't like our parents, and they particularly gave Dad a very wide berth. We kids didn't have that luxury.

New Zealander Athlete

Nathaniel Philbrick

Whatever you read, there's no better place to read than the cockpit or the berth of a boat. It's kind of like being in a womb.

American Author

E. Franklin Frazier

Educational institutes can no longer be prizes in church politics or furnish berths for failure in other walks of life.

American Sociologist

Max Beerbohm

Anything that is worth doing has been done frequently. Things hitherto undone should be given, I suspect, a wide berth.

English Actor

George Gershwin

Upper berth, lower berth, that's the difference between talent and genius.

American Composer

In transportation, 'berth' specifically means a bed or sleeping area.

Transport Resting

'Berth' implies a need for reservation, unlike casual seating.

Booking Requirement

Use 'berth' to suggest safety by maintaining space from hazards.

Space for Safety

Idiomatically, it expresses avoiding someone or something unpleasant.

Avoidance

A 'berth' can refer to earning a place in a competitive event or team.

Competitive Context

In professional contexts, 'berth' means a secured position or opportunity.

Securing Position

To 'berth' is a technical term for parking a boat or ship at dock.

Maritime Action

Berthing requires skill; it's not just a simple action but a professional maneuver.

Professional Skill

 to have to be played is just kind of kicking and hoping and eventually they'll maybe find her but I wouldn't be surprised she's gone on to torture it and I wouldn't be surprised she executes a berth on tortured to be honest with you but we'll see how it goes let's just

Safari Live - Day 348 PIPE...

 immediately give it a wide berth and after having a look at its surroundings this young seal instantly heads to the shoreline swimming back out into the open ocean giving the entire team a successful and happy ending thankfully this female seal went

Rescuing Adorable Grey...

 concentration of lions certainly effects the density of other predators they certainly would move away if for example there was a land in on the reserve you'd find that that den would be given a wide berth but I don't think that it would

Safari Live - Day 372 PIPE...

 can scavenge they any dead fish that might come around they could also go for those guinea fowl if they were able to sneak up on one which they do from time to time I think even if I like giving a fish eagle a little bit of a wide berth

Safari Live - Day 202 PIPE...

 sight until and make their presence known rattlesnakes have a dangerous reputation but the threat is exaggerated Rattlers just want you to leave them alone give them a wide berth and they'll

Survival Guide:...

 sight until and make their presence known rattlesnakes have a dangerous reputation but the threat is exaggerated Rattlers just want you to leave them alone give them a wide berth then

How to Survive a...

 the slipper risky now okay we'll reverse obviously okay let's go and see where'd you go hello mom where'd you go let's take a wide berth try never get

Safari Live - Day 320 PIPE...

 I can't remember the last time I saw something like this. Lions hardly ever attack crocodiles, but normally they give each other a wide berth.

Battle of Jaws PIPE Lions...

 and velvet worms have digestive saliva they've been on patrol for 500 million years best give her a wide berth

Hatching of Ancient...

 sardines by the thousands. Even the copper sharks give this 50 foot behemoth a wide berth.