underfoot

Example Sentences

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Robe offset the pervasive green with a wool rug from Stark that provides warmth underfoot.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 7, 2026

Here, the grapes that tangled themselves around corner-bar trellises all summer fall frozen to the sidewalk, shattering softly underfoot.

From Salon • Mar. 1, 2026

“Now, with more stable ground underfoot and a backlog brimming with the next wave of innovators, we’re optimistic that the IPO market will resume its long-awaited pickup in 2026,” the Renaissance analysts said.

From Barron's • Jan. 2, 2026

In marching on towards a storied victory against all odds, St Mirren trampled Celtic underfoot.

From BBC • Dec. 14, 2025

Ancient stone arches rose above them supported by pillars as thick as ten trees, irregular flagstones lay underfoot, and on all sides were ranged rack upon rack, tier upon tier, of bottles and barrels.

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman