boots
Example Sentences
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He had big boots to fill as well after Viktor Gyokeres departed for Arsenal with the Colombian his direct replacement.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
“We don’t have active boots on the ground right now, but we were in a helicopter on Wednesday and have future plans to go with more ground crews.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026
The U.S. put boots on the ground to build treatment centers and labs, train thousands of health workers, and support safe burial teams.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
His uncle, Ron Reynolds, was a goalkeeper who signed from Tottenham Hotspur to Southampton in the 1960s and gave him his first pair of football boots.
From BBC • May 23, 2026
The boots were tough, made of canvas and sewn with fishing line.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
