afoot
Example Sentences
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Though she described the settlement as a done deal, she obliquely suggested changes might still be afoot.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
A similar spirit of reconciliation seems to be afoot in Wisconsin.
From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026
Away from the ice cream cones and sunhats, trouble is afoot.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
In Georgia Bernstein’s alluringly listless “Night Nurse,” something is afoot at a luxury retirement community.
From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2026
“It’s me, Theo. Come on out, there’s a hoss what ain’t got no rider in your yard. Maybe someone’s afoot somewhere.”
From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis
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