afoot

Example Sentences

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This is not sufficient, in the view of the Justice Department, to intimate that there’s racism afoot.

From Slate • May 4, 2026

There may even be signs of a tepid recovery afoot.

From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026

From week to week, I try not to make a big deal of the fact that most SUVs and crossovers, regardless of pedigree, are overweight, top heavy, undersprung and generally clumsy afoot.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

See: Big changes are afoot in the U.S. stock market.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 7, 2026

Karhides go afoot, mostly; they have no beasts of burden, no flying vehicles, the weather makes slow going for powered traffic most of the year, and they are not a people who hurry.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin