footlocker
Americannoun
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footlockers
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Origin of footlocker
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Urrea’s mother, Phyllis Irene McLaughlin de Urrea, had served in World War II as a volunteer with the American Red Cross and still possessed her Army-issued footlocker.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2023
The unarmed campus cop on guard duty when Whitman drove on campus could have checked his claim that the footlocker in his back seat contained equipment for the science building.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 3, 2022
When she was a child, Tammone found Glass’ footlocker from Hollywood and remembered analyzing her mother’s old greasepaint, the sticky makeup oily to the touch.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 21, 2019
He arrived with a footlocker full of books and found that bookstores in South Korea were surprisingly great resources.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 22, 2017
“If you don’t trust me, you better get going before dark. You can’t be too careful these days,” Betonie said, gesturing toward the footlocker where he kept the hairs.
From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko
He wrote his own jokes and carried 15 footlockers of props.
From New York Times ● Nov. 11, 2022
They sat on banquettes around the walls and used footlockers beneath them.
From Golf Digest ● Apr. 6, 2020
Here and there, the tidy rows were broken by the presence of much smaller coffins, some no larger than footlockers.
From New York Times ● May 28, 2014
Men lived out of footlockers which they bought themselves, wore civilian shoes, frequently ate food prepared by ill-trained cooks, supervised by ill-trained mess sergeants.
From Time Magazine Archive
One of my first recollections of you was at a Company inspection in which all the footlockers were open for inspection.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
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