foot
noun
(in vertebrates) the terminal part of the leg, below the ankle joint, on which the body stands and moves.
was footing
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past progressiveof foot.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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But the nursery was offering parents high-quality childcare at a world-class institution for free because the federal government was footing the bill.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 26, 2023
The Baltimore Sun first confirmed Monday that the archdiocese was footing some of the bill.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 29, 2022
The state of New York was footing the bill to operate the Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island National Monument, while a private company donated portable toilets at several locations on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 5, 2019
They say what they uncovered was not revealed to the U.S. government, which was footing the $686-million contracting bill, until early this year — after an auditor started asking questions.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 3, 2017
Not far below the small rapid we saw before us a complicated situation at the prevailing stage of water, and immediately landed on the left, where there was footing to reconnoitre.
From A Canyon Voyage The Narrative of the Second Powell Expedition down the Green-Colorado River from Wyoming, and the Explorations on Land, in the Years 1871 and 1872 by Frederick Samuel Dellenbaugh
