afoot

Example Sentences

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This is not sufficient, in the view of the Justice Department, to intimate that there’s racism afoot.

From Slate • May 4, 2026

From week to week, I try not to make a big deal of the fact that most SUVs and crossovers, regardless of pedigree, are overweight, top heavy, undersprung and generally clumsy afoot.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

But last summer, there were early signs of changes afoot.

From BBC • Jan. 9, 2026

Trump had previously hinted on several occasions that a name change was afoot, in remarks that appeared lighthearted at the time, but were apparently not.

From Barron's • Dec. 18, 2025

But now the Americans knew what was afoot, and they were ready.

From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen