square foot
noun
a unit of area measurement equal to a square measuring one foot on each side; 0.0929 square meters. ft 2 , sq. ft.
square feet
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pluralof square foot.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The home underwent a more than $3.2 million renovation that upped its footprint to 4,142 square feet.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
Meanwhile, a property that sits on just 2.5 acres and offers just over 5,300 square feet of living space in the same neighborhood as the Sussexes’ is currently on the market for $15.99 million.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
The compound is about 2,500 square feet in total.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026
The city’s Economic Development Corporation says the city has roughly 1.5 square feet of grocery space per capita, compared with roughly 5-10 square feet elsewhere in the country.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
About a half-mile down Lacks Town Road, Cliff had me park in front of a cinder block and pressboard house that couldn’t have been more than three hundred square feet inside.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
