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.

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Example Sentences

But any visitor who has circled the White House on foot knows that it’s a decidedly wearisome experience, punctuated by the detritus of security barriers and by efforts to keep the public at bay.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Brown allegedly fled on foot and is known to use Los Angeles County public transportation, according to the release.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Julian Barnes, a Times reporter, in a sworn declaration, noted that reporters were unable to access the new press facility on foot and were also not allowed to use a Pentagon shuttle bus.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

Then, she said, she and her daughters were escorted to the border to cross on foot into Mexico — where they knew no one and had no money.

From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026

Why, in the past twenty-four hours alone, she had traversed a forest on foot in uncomfortable boots, spent the night in a cave, and befriended a terrifying wolf.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood

Related Words

• nomadic
• peripatetic
• roving
• wandering