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
Adopting the moniker of Prince, the fleet-footed fighter entertained the masses with his leopard-print shorts and somersaults into the boxing ring.
From BBC ● Jan. 10, 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
The fleet-footed effort established a new state record and was the third-fastest girls’ mile in high school history.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 7, 2024
He had inherited his mother’s delicate, transparent skin, and was small, astute, Revenge and fleet-footed as a fox.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
