afoot
Example Sentences
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The DOJ wants to know if something shady is afoot.
From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026
This is not sufficient, in the view of the Justice Department, to intimate that there’s racism afoot.
From Slate • May 4, 2026
More plans are afoot to show the objects.
From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026
The Valentine’s Day changes are a fragment of broader shifts afoot at the company.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 6, 2026
"Gaw! That fine beast? We've been afoot since our skin-poor horse turned heels up. We need a mount in our line of work."
From "The Whipping Boy" by Sid Fleischman
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