set foot
Idioms-
set foot in . Enter, as in I'll never set foot in this house again .
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set foot on . Step on, as in We were so happy to set foot on dry land . [c. 1600]
Example Sentences
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But the Disneyland faithful certainly will, as when Darth Vader set foot in the park’s Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge on Wednesday morning and the audience erupted in approving hollers.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026
The first reigning British sovereign to set foot in America was my grandfather, King George VI. He visited in 1939 with my beloved grandmother, Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
Nobody has set foot on the moon since 1972, the year Musk celebrated his first birthday.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026
More than 50 years ago, America's Apollo missions made history when the first people set foot on the lunar surface.
From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026
My father seldom set foot in Grandma-over-in-town’s house, and when he did he was sullen and stared at the door.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
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