footstep

Example Sentences

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But he said the appointment was a "significant footstep towards a new society where the Irish language is treated with dignity and equality".

From BBC • Oct. 28, 2025

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

Each footstep was recorded in a track of mud, to be analyzed.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 1, 2021

“I don’t see myself doing nothing else. I’m almost there. Being a cadet gave me a footstep in the door.”

From Washington Post • Nov. 18, 2021

We three were at the breakfast table the next morning, in our regular clothes, when a sharp footstep sounded on the back porch.

From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck