Word Finder - footsteps

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The mark or impression left by a foot; a track.

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The child watched as his footsteps in the sand were washed away by the waves.

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By extension, the indications or waypoints of a course or direction taken.

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To walk the footsteps of greatness requires that you start at the bottom of a long stair.

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The sound made by walking, running etc.

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The footsteps of the students echoed in the empty hall.

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A step, as in a stair.

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The garden path had a small footstep down to the main walkway.

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The distance between one foot and the next when walking; a pace.

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Mere footsteps away from the victim lay the murder weapon.

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The act of taking a step.

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Take one more footstep towards me, and I'll make you sorry!

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An inclined plane under a hand printing press.

The sound of footsteps grew closer.

He heard footsteps in the darkness and a black figure appeared.

He withdrew a dagger he.d purposely buried there, never intending to follow in the footsteps of Andre.s enforcer role.

The footsteps started again, this time in retreat.

His footsteps sounded down the hallway and he continued calling her name frantically.

Footsteps on the stairs were the Deans' signal to prepare for breakfast.

He did not even hear his mother's footsteps as she came into the room.

Several minutes later, Evelyn's footsteps sounded on the wooden stairs.

I followed in my wife's footsteps.

The footsteps were soft, but it sounded like more than one person.

His footsteps made no sounds, and the infected humans staggering through the streets walked through him.

Footsteps sounded behind her and she whirled, half expecting to see Josh.

Too late, she'd heard the footsteps behind her and felt something smash into her head.

The words weren't out of my mouth when we heard his door open and footsteps retreating down the hall.

The drape parted, followed by shuffled footsteps, and Martha opened the door.

She waited until Moira's footsteps faded before dialing her father.

The footsteps of those entering the kitchen were solid against the stone floor.

The rustling sound of nearing footsteps on the forest floor created panic.

I think that's your fate, to follow in your father's footsteps.

He paused when he heard footsteps crunch on the straw behind the fence.

He ran, the fury of his footsteps drowned out by ragged breathing.

Gama Barros and Costa Lobo followed closely in the footsteps of Herculano, the first by a Historia da Administragao publica em Portugal nos Seculos XII.

It had never occurred to me that I would be asked to tread in the footsteps of some very august previous presenters.

At first, these were slight, unexplained noises, sounds of labored breathing, and footsteps walking through the house.

Why can't I hear the crackle of the flames all around me, or the echo of the footsteps around the walls?

He continued to sing at his local church, where, following in his father's footsteps, he became deacon.

A thin carpet in a dark color does not deaden your footsteps.

A baby dinosaur, just hatched, would follow in the footsteps of its parent, perhaps only a short distance from the nest.

Still rather dizzy in the head, she heard Freddy's footsteps thumping louder and louder behind her upon the metal grated floor.

Footsteps into History are evening walks through The Historic dockyard, the world's most complete dockyard from the Georgian and Victorian periods.

This way have so many dreamers come, and we are seven more, following in their footsteps to America.

Monday 15th May 2006 Reminded of something you forgot to finish a few days ago, you may need to retrace footsteps.

He heard footsteps running off toward Rosemary Lane, which is now Royal Mint Street.

Nevertheless, inexplicable footsteps are still heard in the locality.

Not far away is the pub of the same name, which has been haunted in the past by phantom footsteps.

He also reported that on a number of occasions he had been followed up the stairs by ghostly footsteps.

There's no mysterious footsteps in the night, no groans or ectoplasmic blood forming on the floors.

Several members of the group reported hearing small footsteps on the wooden floor and later on louder heavier footsteps.

The sound of heavy footsteps have also been heard at the top of the landing.

Son of stalwart, Chris Phillips, Olly, has decided that the time has come to follow in his fathers footsteps.

They were walking in Andy's father's footsteps.

Curry kids are full of all-round promise Former British Amateur champion David Curry's two sons followed in dad's footsteps over the weekend.

Following in her brother's footsteps, Lily has also begun to pursue a career in show jumping.

Ms Ashley admitted she was surprised at her father's request, but did not feel under pressure following in her mother's footsteps.

The footsteps of the little company were dying away down the deserted street, when a sudden frenzy of desire took possession of me.

The Lover's footsteps take him to a lush orchard enclosed by a high wall.

Following in her footsteps, a stream of models with rock-star hairstyles, back-combed rockabilly quiffs and beehives strutted down the runway.

I do not supplicate charity at your doors Nor do I belittle myself at the footsteps of your chamber So will you be angry?

Day of the Dead, chapter three of George Romero's mighty zombie trilogy, has big footsteps to follow.. .

This could be seen at its crassest in the vulgar bourgeois economists, but the vulgar bourgeois economists, but the vulgar Marxists soon followed in their footsteps.