Foote
Americannoun
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Andrew Hull, 1806–63, U.S. naval officer.
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Arthur William, 1853–1937, U.S. organist.
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Shelby, 1916–2005, U.S. novelist and historian.
Example Sentences
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“It gave me a foot in the door,” Foote said of her call-center beginnings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026
Indeed, the nearly identical case of Foote v.
From Slate ● Mar. 4, 2026
The screenplay was written by Horton Foote, who also wrote several other films Duvall starred in, including Tender Mercies, Tomorrow and The Chase.
From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2026
“I could always tell he’d been with a different preacher,” Foote told The Times in 2006, “because he’d try out these different voices.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 16, 2026
After all, wasn’t it true that it was not Grant who had been the victor at Fort Henry, but Admiral Foote and his ironclads?
From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt
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