Used in a Sentence

footsteps

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for footsteps.

Editorial note

And if it somehow comes to pass that /r/science's content were to follow in coontown's footsteps, then by all means, cut /r/science out too.

Examples14
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

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

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of footsteps gathered in one view.

noun

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

noun

The sound made by walking, running etc.

noun

The act of taking a step.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for footsteps.

noun

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

noun

The sound made by walking, running etc.

noun

The act of taking a step.

noun

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

Example sentences

1

And if it somehow comes to pass that /r/science's content were to follow in coontown's footsteps, then by all means, cut /r/science out too.

2

You are walking in the footsteps of some of the greatest minds in human history, and even though they've cleared a path, the going is still rather steep.

3

Or if it's two people, you need to have two different sets of footsteps which is really really annoying.

4

Which happens, because it's harder to push the frontier than follow in someone else's footsteps.

5

Hopefully that'll change soon, before someone with less-benevolent motives follows in Miller's and Valasek's footsteps.

6

I don't think this is good advice, and I wouldn't advise anyone to follow in this person's footsteps.

7

Why follow in the footsteps of twitter when you already have something useful.

8

Then if it's one person alone the footsteps may sound too simple so you need to add some fabric swish for their clothes.

9

Playing a recording of someone’s footsteps, or even something as simple as gentle white noise, might be distracting enough to perturb the burglar.

10

We have giants on whose shoulders we should be standing, and instead we just retrace their footsteps.

11

This is really another way of saying people follow in their parents footsteps.

12

Recently Amazon joined the e-commerce arena in Mexico, but my expectations are that Mercado Libre will follow the footsteps of Ask.com, Source Forge, etc.

Quote examples

1

If you're going to continue following in my footsteps, I suppose the UC Berkeley Operating Systems course and Knuth's "Musings" series will be next up.

Proper noun examples

1

Some had nearly as much noise as signal to my ears -- I never noticed any laughter in #17 Footsteps, Heartbeat, Laughter.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use footsteps in a sentence?

And if it somehow comes to pass that /r/science's content were to follow in coontown's footsteps, then by all means, cut /r/science out too.

What does footsteps mean?

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

What part of speech is footsteps?

footsteps is commonly used as noun.