instep
noun
the arched upper surface of the human foot between the toes and the ankle.
insteps
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pluralof instep.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Because December 2006's goal of the month contest was powerful stuff; a 100%-proof cocktail of hollering commentators and screaming shots as semtex insteps hit the ball with gleeful abandon.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2024
As the ball rebounds off the hardwood floor he catches it with his feet, still dangling, and taps it around with his insteps, soccer-style.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 8, 2016
Women are so accustomed to the expectation that shoes will be uncomfortable—they will chafe our heels, or squash our toes, or make our insteps ache—that slipping on Birkenstocks felt revelatory.
From The New Yorker ● Mar. 16, 2015
Those ended up beneath the table, under my insteps.
From Forbes ● Feb. 2, 2011
They didn’t drive the ball with their insteps, they just stubbed it with their toes.
From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor
