footmark

Example Sentences

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Dar's late intervention on Prior's behalf also cost them heavily, the umpire having made his decision in the affirmative then noting Johnson's footmark on the crease and asking for a check.

From The Guardian • Dec. 27, 2010

These prints, together with another footmark found on the same cardboard cover—the bold and bloody impression of a Cat’s Paw half sole— were the only “serious clues” the investigators could claim.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote

Prompt-witted Daniel! thou has left behind Upon the Sands of Time, distinctly traced, One footmark that can never be effaced.

From Literary Tours in The Highlands and Islands of Scotland by Holmes, Daniel Turner

Everybody knows that dogs track by scent, and this is a sure proof that every footmark must have a certain special odour, however infinitesimal.

From Alone with the Hairy Ainu or, 3,800 miles on a pack saddle in Yezo and a cruise to the Kurile Islands. by Landor, A. H. Savage

Oh, look, Mus’ Dan—his great footmark as big as a trencher.

From Puck of Pook’s Hill by Rackham, Arthur