barefoot

Example Sentences

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Avoid walking on the trail barefoot or in open-toed shoes.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026

The company made other suggestions, including letting Leo walk around barefoot, pet neighbors’ dogs and play in the dirt.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

Many people in our troubled country are apparently so eager for peace that they’ll join barefoot monks in colorful robes in walking halfway across the continent.

From Salon • Feb. 13, 2026

Devotees bearing offerings such as milk pots or carrying elaborate and heavy metal frames called "kavadis" walked barefoot up 272 steps to reach the temple.

From Barron's • Feb. 1, 2026

Francis, barefoot and still in his bathrobe, stepped precariously over rocks and branches, balancing his glass of ginger ale.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt