flat-footed
Example Sentences
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Still, when ChatGPT arrived in late 2022, Amazon was caught flat-footed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2026
Wood dictated the tempo across 12 rounds against a frustrated, flat-footed Warrington.
From BBC ● Feb. 21, 2026
With Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk flat-footed, Wilson scampered onto the through ball and planted a composed finish past Alisson Becker.
From Barron's ● Jan. 4, 2026
They were flat and flat-footed from the beginning, surrendering a 75-yard touchdown pass on Houston’s first possession and a 43-yard touchdown pass on the second.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 27, 2025
Seabiscuit ate up the length of rein, bounding past Special Agent and leaving Woolf and Indian Broom flat-footed.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
