footing

Example Sentences

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Footing the bill for reservists is also expensive for Israel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025

Footing the bill for Lolita's relocation will be Jim Irsay, owner of NFL football team the Indianapolis Colts.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2023

Footing these five-figure bills is “like putting your pads on before practice,” Channing Crowder, a former linebacker for the Miami Dolphins, said.

From New York Times • Sep. 26, 2022

Footing the bill for recovering from the earthquakes won’t be easy, especially considering the track record of federal aid.

From Salon • Jan. 11, 2020

We forded over to Noddle’s Island across the low Channel, climbing up the Rocks in double File, crouched like Crabs for Footing.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson