Example Sentences

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She knows she can nail this role and she really hoofs it.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2025

“There are scenes with galloping horses in the film, and the sound of the hoofs will match the rhythm of the music,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 23, 2024

They’ve already had a decent penalty appeal turned down and now they had a free-kick right on the edge of the D. Tom Lawrence hoofs it straight into the wall.

From The Guardian • Mar. 19, 2022

The horses’ hoofs clattered and the riders held their heads high as they rode down the main streets of town.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 30, 2021

And his arms grew longer and came down in front of him till his hands were resting on the ground: only they weren't hands, now, they were hoofs.

From "The Horse and His Boy" by C.S. Lewis