barefoot

Example Sentences

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While Pele was popularising a game he'd learned barefoot on the streets of Brazil, much of the American grassroots version was being built on privilege.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

And I should—post-matcha, I spent 6.5 minutes barefoot in an immersive audiovisual “uplifting” guided breathwork program.

From Slate • May 8, 2026

My parents’ and grandparents’ generations ran barefoot outside, eating and exposing themselves to things that transformed their microbiomes, the trillions of organisms living in and on their bodies that quietly kept them healthy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Scores of bare-chested flagellants with covered faces walked barefoot through the dusty streets of Pampanga province's San Fernando as they flogged their backs with bamboo whips in scorching heat.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

She was barefoot but otherwise looked exactly the same as she did in class: a black T-shirt and a long black skirt and long beaded earrings that jingled like chimes as she walked.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng