shoeless

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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

He struts around shirtless and shoeless; his wife and homeschooled sons, Stryker and Rad, pad about barefooted as well.

From Salon • Jun. 1, 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

“Oh, but I’m a mess. And just look at my stockings!” she shrieks, pointing at her shoeless feet.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen