barefoot

Example Sentences

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Eger unlocked one woman’s grief by coaxing her to stand barefoot on her mother’s grave.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

And I should—post-matcha, I spent 6.5 minutes barefoot in an immersive audiovisual “uplifting” guided breathwork program.

From Slate • May 8, 2026

But the brother, who was barefoot, became exhausted and said he could no longer continue.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

Scores of bare-chested flagellants with covered faces walked barefoot through the dusty streets of Pampanga province's San Fernando as they flogged their backs with bamboo whips in scorching heat.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

If she’d been back in Georgia she could have run around barefoot, shoes only necessary on Sundays.

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland