footsteps

Example Sentences

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McAfee didn’t initially follow in his father’s footsteps.

From Salon • Jun. 22, 2026

Alex Freeman, the son of former Green Bay Packers star Antonio Freeman, felt pressure to follow in his footsteps, but his secret love for soccer won.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2026

He would like his children to follow in his footsteps as "eccentric things like these are only kept alive by people telling their kids about it".

From BBC • Jun. 18, 2026

OpenAI confidentially filed for an IPO earlier this week, following in the footsteps of Anthropic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Stomping footsteps echoed through the buildings and powerful voices boomed, “Warning! Intruder! Warning! Intruder!”

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown