afoot
Example Sentences
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Trier trusts his audience to understand that something deeper and more thorny is afoot here, without laying out information plainly.
From Salon
Something bigger was afoot: that by-election last month was as much about who was going to lose as it was about who was going to win.
From BBC
The game afoot isn’t lost on the State Department.
Lately, gold has been falling alongside U.S. stocks, which suggests a more dire situation for markets could be afoot — especially if it means there is no safe haven for investors to turn to.
From MarketWatch
Is something paranormal afoot or is the rupture in Montessori’s mind?
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
