footstep
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The duo went 1-2 in the 200, with Coleman beating his older teammate for the first time, edging him by a footstep, 21.01 to 21.27.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2023
The walls heave with weird, “Repulsion”-like plaster bulges; the pipes clang; the upstairs neighbor — is there an upstairs neighbor? — treads so heavily that the light fixture sways with every footstep.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 22, 2021
Each footstep on the spongy ground seems to release fumes of decay into already fetid air.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 26, 2021
Aching joints are a given, blisters common and twisted ankles never more than a stray footstep in the woods away.
From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2021
An eerie, hair-raising creaking of riding boots, a crop striking leather, a peremptory footstep that makes me shake myself awake and turn on lights all over the house.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
As a pupil at Pantglas, she had been inspired by her teachers and decided she wanted to follow in their footsteps.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
In 1980, Parton followed in Elvis’s footsteps and headed to Las Vegas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
One possible explanation may trace back to an algorithm overhaul Instagram completed just a year ago, around the time Japan’s energy-generating footsteps started gaining more virtual traction.
From Slate ● Aug. 28, 2026
It is bizarre to watch someone like Alan Ritchson follow in the footsteps of Charlie Chaplin.
From Salon ● Aug. 22, 2026
I try to keep my footsteps light on the hallway’s stone floor, to make as little noise as possible.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
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