fleet-footed
Example Sentences
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It would have been terrible to run on if I was a fresh, fleet-footed 20-year-old, but I was 51 and still trying to outrun guys half my age.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 1, 2026
The high-intensity, unstructured nature of the game suited France's fleet-footed backline, but it was an Irish defensive lapse that led to the home side's second try.
From BBC ● Feb. 5, 2026
Henry helped Stokes for a maximum of his own then in the same over found the fleet-footed Brook.
From BBC ● Dec. 14, 2024
His style was idiosyncratic, known for twisting, fleet-footed runs that stymied the opposition.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 11, 2024
But his favorite story, and mine, was “Rostam and Sohrab,” the tale of the great warrior Rostam and his fleet-footed horse, Rakhsh.
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
