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barefoot

[bair-foot] / ˈbɛərˌfʊt /
ADJECTIVE
wearing no shoes
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK


Example Sentences

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Many people in our troubled country are apparently so eager for peace that they’ll join barefoot monks in colorful robes in walking halfway across the continent.

From Salon • Feb. 13, 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

Hunter is a new flavor of “Star Trek” skipper; casual and compact, she curls up in her captain’s chair, stretches out wherever convenient and goes about barefoot.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 14, 2026

I run barefoot from the sandy beach, in and out of the small neighborhoods, all the way to our house.

From "Shouting at the Rain" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt