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Synonyms

on foot

Idioms  

  1. Walking or running, not using a vehicle. For example, There's no road to the lodge; we have to get there on foot. [c. 1300] Also see hoof it; on one's feet; on the right foot.

Example Sentences

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Officers from Operation View visit those businesses as they patrol on foot and in police vans, into the evening.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

He could be on foot or riding a black electric scooter, police said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

Opting to take the long way home, we hopped off the vaporetto at the top end of the Cannaregio neighborhood and wandered on foot past waterside cafes back toward our hotel.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

She had disappeared from an Indigenous community camp called Old Timers late on Saturday night, sparking a vast, days-long search on foot, horseback, and by helicopter that gripped much of the country.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

The last mile I performed on foot, having dismissed the chaise and driver with the double remuneration I had promised.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

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