footmark

Example Sentences

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Dar's late intervention on Prior's behalf also cost them heavily, the umpire having made his decision in the affirmative then noting Johnson's footmark on the crease and asking for a check.

From The Guardian • Dec. 27, 2010

These prints, together with another footmark found on the same cardboard cover—the bold and bloody impression of a Cat’s Paw half sole— were the only “serious clues” the investigators could claim.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote

She saw no tracks, but some time afterwards found a footmark where the trail left the clearing.

From Northwest! by Bindloss, Harold

A freshly impressed footmark, the scent of dog or man, almost invariably turns them back.

From The Confessions of a Poacher by Anonymous

Prompt-witted Daniel! thou has left behind Upon the Sands of Time, distinctly traced, One footmark that can never be effaced.

From Literary Tours in The Highlands and Islands of Scotland by Holmes, Daniel Turner