footfall

Example Sentences

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I don’t want its bucolic spirit to change with the footfall of tourists.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

Shopping-center visits were up 2.6%, compared with a 5.5% drop in the prior month, while main-street stores footfall climbed 2%, from a 5.4% fall.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

The town in Ceredigion is dominated by small, independent businesses - with shops, cafes and restaurants saying increasing operational costs and a downturn in footfall are making it harder than ever for them.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

Some businesses in the city have told the BBC they have seen a decline in footfall as students "hide in their bedrooms".

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

Joe was standing on a gravel bar in the Dungeness River, studying a pool, looking for salmon, and the sound of rushing water muffled the warden’s footfall.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown