How to use footstep in a sentence

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• He turned when he heard the sound of footsteps behind him. Nobody made a sound.From the entry sound
• Disturbed by my footsteps, the birds rose above the treetops.From the entry rise
• Their footsteps left an imprint in the sand.From the entry imprint
• I heard her soft footsteps, pad, pad along the corridor.From the entry pad
• He waited coweringly behind the door as the footsteps approached.From the entry coweringly
• Eventually, their heavy, muffled footsteps indicated that they were moving off down another passage.2021 July 8, Maximilian Hawker, Rory Hobble and the Voyage to Haligogen, Unbound Publishing, →ISBN. From the entry tornit
• Cronch, cronch, cronch go our footsteps as they break through the crusts of salt.2021 July 6, Carrot Quinn, The Sunset Route: Freight Trains, Forgiveness, and Freedom on the Rails in the American West, New York, N.Y.…. From the entry cronch
• He can hear a man's footsteps running and crying out in panic from a distance.2020, Andrew Cooper, Untitled, Lulu.com, →ISBN, page 16. From the entry franticly
• Perhaps someone might even follow in his Chelsea-booted footsteps and sing standing on top of it.2020 March 12, Dave Simpson, “Jamie Cullum review – fun genre rampage from self-doubting showman”, in The Guardian. From the entry Chelsea-booted
• Winner and iKon learned and grew by following their sunbaes' (seniors) footsteps.2019 June 23, Sabah S. Themis, “YG Bows Out From His Entertainment Company”, in BusinessMirror, page 5. From the entry sunbae
• There are footsteps in the arctic entry, a knock at the door, and Kasha and Bunnie enter.2011, Mr. George Guthridge, The Kids from Nowhere: The Story Behind the Arctic Educational Miracle, →ISBN. From the entry arctic entry
• We all looked up from the maps, silent, and listened to the hurried footsteps in the entryway.2007, Joe Biden, Promises to Keep, New York: Random House, published 2008, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 266. From the entry bam
• Behind us, the footsteps echoed. ¶ Natalie and I shot around the corner.2004, Bruce Hale, The Malted Falcon, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, page 55. From the entry full tilt boogie
• He stamps down the stairs, leaving spludgy footsteps in the carpet behind him.2002, Daniel Richler, Kicking Tomorrow. From the entry spludgy
• She has hopes of following — or staggering — in the footsteps of her sister.1995 December 11, The New Yorker, page 110. From the entry top-heavy with drink
• It slid into her mouth leaving greasy white footsteps on her chin and lips.1991, Sue Thomas, “Datablock D”, in Correspondence, London: Gollancz, published 2019, →ISBN. From the entry poffertje
• And you get a lesson in turkey behavior by hound-dogging the footsteps of these shrewd giants.1978, Dennis Walrod, “Stalking The Monster Birds”, in Field & Stream, volume 83, number 6, page 158. From the entry hound-dog
• As he finished he heard the footsteps of the woman who daily came to work for him.1968, William Trevor, “The General's Day”, in Collected Stories, Penguin, published 1992, page 30. From the entry gracelessly
• They were slow, dragging footsteps implying the bulk they gracelessly shifted.1968, William Trevor, “The General's Day”, in Collected Stories, Penguin, published 1992, page 30. From the entry gracelessly
• Trying to focus on the grey underswell of the ceiling, I listened for footsteps outside.1963, J. G. Ballard, Passport to Eternity. From the entry underswell
• Only then did she hear the slipslop of a familiar footstep coming in through the gate.1958, Chinese Literature, page 86. From the entry slipslop
• Nearer and nearer sounded the hurrying footsteps and the incoherent yammerings of the corpses.1933, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Lost on Venus. From the entry yammering
• He heard the footsteps of his pursuers behind him, and redoubled his own pace.1922, Agatha Christie, “Chapter 17”, in The Secret Adversary. From the entry redouble
• Already footsteps are echoing along the gallery which connects the two wings.1920, Agatha Christie, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, London: Pan Books, published 1954, page 169. From the entry quick as thought
• Hearing the miner's footsteps, the baby would put up his arms and crow.1913, D[avid] H[erbert] Lawrence, chapter III, in Sons and Lovers, London: Duckworth & Co. […], →OCLC, part I, page 48. From the entry crow
• He put his ear to the door and heard voices within, and the muffled sound of footsteps.1900, Charles W[addell] Chesnutt, chapter II, in The House Behind the Cedars, Boston, Mass.; New York, N.Y.: Houghton, Mifflin and Company…. From the entry rap
• What is more, the vision is shared by the Pynchonians following in his footsteps, many of whom are important authors already.2013 winter, Christian Moraru, “David Cowart. Thomas Pynchon and the Dark Passages of History. […]”, in John N. Duvall, editor, Modern…. From the entry Pynchonian
• Following in the footsteps of Pamela Anderson (most recently), and perhaps most notably, Michelle Williams, Lawrence went the short-and-choppy route.2013 November 6, “Jennifer Lawrence Got A Pixie Cut (Urgent Freak-Out Alert)”, in Refinery29, archived from the original on 07 Nov 2024. From the entry schnazzy
• Other metric martyrs followed in his footsteps, dragged to the dock and made criminals for giving their customers what they wanted.2012, Michael Dobbs, A Sentimental Traitor, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN. From the entry metric martyr
• Blanca's ball fell soft and punctual as a footstep, and the handful of jackmen rang out as she played.1991, Kay Boyle, Gentlemen, I Address You Privately, page 51. From the entry jackman
• As he did so he heard the shuffle of footsteps entering the chapel and the clicking of the confessional wicket.1978, Lawrence Durrell, Livia, Faber & Faber 1992 (Avignon Quintet), p. 386. From the entry wicket
• Undoubtedly the old bag had been hovering just inside her own doorway, ears astretch to catch his fairy footstep.1978, Nicolas Freeling, chapter 15, in The Night Lords,, New York: Pantheon, page 63. From the entry astretch
• They listened to the sound of Fanny’s retreating footsteps. ‘Well, well!’ said Marcus. ‘Oh, take no notice Jess.1967, Barbara Sleigh, Jessamy, Sevenoaks, Kent: Bloomsbury, published 1993, →ISBN, page 48. From the entry humiliation

Meaning of footstep

1. noun The mark or impression left by a foot; a track.
2. noun The indications or waypoints of a course or direction taken.
3. noun The sound made by walking, running etc.

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Questions about footstep in a sentence

How do you use footstep in a sentence?

Footstep is used as a noun. For example: “The child watched as his footsteps in the sand were washed away by the waves.”

What is a short sentence with footstep?

“follow in someone's footsteps”

What does footstep mean?

Footstep means the mark or impression left by a foot; a track.