footfall

Example Sentences

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Some businesses in the city have told the BBC they have seen a decline in footfall as students "hide in their bedrooms".

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

Elsewhere, Dubai-focused UAE property developers like Aldar face risks from lower footfall and weaker investor confidence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

According to the British Retail Consortium, footfall in towns and cities across Yorkshire was down 4.5% in the three months to December compared to the year before.

From BBC • Feb. 1, 2026

"In Telford, footfall is there… but it doesn't translate to sales, so you can see busy malls, but they're not always coming in to the stores," said co-owner Laura Nixon.

From BBC • Jan. 14, 2026

She forgot the names of the servants and even of her own children, yet she always managed to be present, like a cheerful, beneficent spirit, at whose slightest footfall clocks began to wind themselves.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende