set foot in
Example Sentences
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He became the first ever sitting US president to set foot in North Korea when he visited seven years ago.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
Their final complaint was a hair-splitting gotcha: I wrote that “lawmakers can count on a few fingers the times former Sen. Vance has set foot in the Capitol.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
This litigation machine had a profound effect on everyday life for millions of Americans, many of whom have never set foot in Texas.
From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2026
Khabib Nurmagomedov, one of the best grapplers to ever set foot in the octagon, was set to compete for the lightweight belt.
From Slate ● Jun. 14, 2026
She’d told me a million times how scared she was that if you set foot in a hospital, the doctors might lock you away in “a mental institution.”
From "The Bridge Home" by Padma Venkatraman
