barefoot

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Courtney rips the IV from her arm and escapes, barefoot and in a hospital gown.

From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026

Devotees bearing offerings such as milk pots or carrying elaborate and heavy metal frames called "kavadis" walked barefoot up 272 steps to reach the temple.

From Barron's • Feb. 1, 2026

The footage showed Noah returning to his home at Fitzroy Avenue at about 04:08 on the same morning barefoot and without his headphones.

From BBC • Jan. 19, 2026

Young Dado grew up in a house with no electricity and walked barefoot to school, where he used bamboo sticks to learn arithmetic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026

Some of the men had no shoes and went barefoot: in cold weather they wrapped cloth around their feet to keep from freezing.

From "My Brother Sam is Dead" by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier