Lightfoot

/ (ˈlaɪtfʊt) /

noun

Gordon. born 1938, Canadian singer and short songwriter; his recordings include 'If You Could Read My Mind' (1970), Dream Street Rose (1980) and Harmony (2004)

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Example sentences from the Web for lightfoot

“Our society is so scared right now of kids being fat,” Lightfoot continues.
Are We Killing Our Sports Gene?|David Epstein|August 4, 2013|DAILY BEAST
But, Lightfoot suggests, it might have unintended consequences.
Are We Killing Our Sports Gene?|David Epstein|August 4, 2013|DAILY BEAST
And I think the next one, Thunderbolt and Lightfoot, was kind of like that too.
Jeff Bridges' Crazy Oscar Bid|Caryn James|December 12, 2009|DAILY BEAST
The character of Lightfoot came to her before any other element of In the Kitchen and she knows all the work that followed.
Feeling the Heat in the Kitchen|John Douglas Marshall|June 30, 2009|DAILY BEAST

Then Lightfoot turned back to the open place where they had fought.
The Adventures of Lightfoot the Deer|Thornton W. Burgess
It was getting so that Lightfoot half expected a hunter to step out from behind every tree.
The Adventures of Lightfoot the Deer|Thornton W. Burgess
But did he have the face to tell you he was in love with the girl, Mr. Lightfoot?
The Battle Ground|Ellen Glasgow
Eve's transgression, according to the learned Lightfoot, occurred "about high noone, the time of eating."
Bible Romances|George W. Foote
Lightfoot burst into a great laugh that made the mystery the more intense.
Chasing an Iron Horse|Edward Robins

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