shoeless
Example Sentences
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In the annals of strategic oversteps in America’s post-9/11 forever war, our shoeless airport security lines will go down as a footnote.
From Slate ● Jul. 10, 2025
Think Tommie Smith and John Carlos standing in silence, shoeless, gloved fists raised in a Black Power salute, during the 200-meter medal ceremony at the 1968 Olympics.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 4, 2025
“It was a death sentence,” said Hassan Abu Shadkh, whose brothers, 43-year-old Ramadan and 18-year-old Bashar, and his 38-year-old cousin, Naseem Abu Shadkh, walked shoeless over jagged mounds of debris until their feet bled.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 14, 2023
"We used to wear simple robes. We would be shoeless, and walk into the ice like that," says 88-year-old Annar.
From BBC ● Nov. 25, 2023
A pair of green suspenders, more decorative than useful, gave the finishing touch, for he was shoeless and there was a twig tucked between the toes of one foot.
From "Tuck Everlasting" by Natalie Babbit
