footsteps
Example Sentences
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The future king follows in the footsteps of his father in attending the elite private school, which has taught 20 British prime ministers and where fees are around £65,000 a year.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
I have always slept better in apartment buildings than in silent houses, soothed by footsteps overhead and doors closing somewhere down the hall.
From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2026
One possible explanation may trace back to an algorithm overhaul Instagram completed just a year ago, around the time Japan’s energy-generating footsteps started gaining more virtual traction.
From Slate ● Aug. 28, 2026
Shame the film drops it in the first 10 minutes, especially given all the metal footsteps he could echolocate on the ship.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
I don’t hear his footsteps on the gravel.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
