hoof it
Example Sentences
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Black cars filled with political leaders and CEOs who didn’t want to hoof it on foot clogged up the town’s two-lane main streets, where the typical year-round population is around 11,000.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026
Angry that he's going to miss the saddest party of the year, Tom tells Greg to hoof it to the service expressly to tell their new president that he made the call.
From Salon • May 22, 2023
People in camouflage walk through, crossing his lands with the assurance that they’re not likely to be caught as they hoof it for the road near Arivaca, where they’ll catch a ride east to Tucson.
From Washington Times • Nov. 28, 2022
You may need to hoof it at high speed to make that next leg of your trip.
From New York Times • Aug. 24, 2022
I hand her the five and start to hoof it over to Montego's, with time before the audition all but running out.
From "Better Nate Than Ever" by Tim Federle
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
