flat-footed
Example Sentences
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Still, it was caught flat-footed by the arrival of high-functioning chatbots in the form of ChatGPT in late 2022.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 20, 2026
Still, when ChatGPT arrived in late 2022, Amazon was caught flat-footed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2026
Wood dictated the tempo across 12 rounds against a frustrated, flat-footed Warrington.
From BBC ● Feb. 21, 2026
With Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk flat-footed, Wilson scampered onto the through ball and planted a composed finish past Alisson Becker.
From Barron's ● Jan. 4, 2026
I stood waiting, bent forward with my feet apart, flat-footed, till they ended their interminable orations.
From "Grendel" by John Gardner
