footsteps
Example Sentences
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The term once referred to children of A-listers following their parents footsteps.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
Seaver adds that he followed in his father Larry’s footsteps in becoming Parton’s head of security, a post he held for more than 20 years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
Golding said he was in the "shadow of giants" following in the footsteps of Sir Ringo and Pierce Brosnan, who narrated a 2008 movie special called Thomas & Friends: The Great Discovery.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
He heard their footsteps as they ran down a walkway behind the house, past the tall windmill in their backyard.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
From the kitchen, he could hear his mom's footsteps as she walked from the stove to the refrigerator to the sink.
From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry
