heel
Example Sentences
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A Midwestern twang is "a very feet on the ground, back in the heels of your boots type of accent", she said.
From Barron's
Hannie spun on her heel and stomped upstairs, her feet clattering loudly on every wooden step.
From Literature
And our heels had worn small round bowls into it large enough to hold puddles of mussels before St. Patrick’s Day, and limpets after that.
From Literature
When shares slid on the heels of SoFi’s fourth-quarter earnings report in February, the company’s general counsel and head of borrowing each purchased several thousand shares.
From Barron's
Increased uncertainty could also restrain household spending and business investment, with the start of the conflict following hot on the heels of a more unpredictable outlook for trade after the U.S.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
