boot

Example Sentences

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But in the 110th minute, Mark Hughes threaded a ball into Norman Whiteside's path with the outside of his boot.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

Shares of Figma shot higher late Thursday, after the design-software company extended its streak of earnings beats, and provided upbeat guidance to boot.

From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026

The game nailed his short-step stuttering free-kick run-up and ability to belt a ball with whip and swerve off the outside of his boot.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

Someone said to me, “Maybe send an email out to the parents and let them know I’m not going to be putting them through boot camp, and making them do push-ups and screaming at them.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

I shifted nervously, and a dead twig snapped beneath my boot.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff