barefoot
adverb or adjective
bare·foot
ˈber-ˌfu̇t 
variants
or barefooted
: with the feet bare
walked barefoot
barefoot boy, with cheek of tan—
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The nearly unscathed girl was found barefoot on the train tracks where at least 40 people were killed and 150 passengers were injured, according to Spanish newspaper La Vanguardia.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 21 Jan. 2026
The water even continued out into the hallway, where travelers are seen traversing the water while barefoot or in sandals.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 19 Jan. 2026
Cruz said this challenges the common assumption that barefoot walking reduces sensation.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 17 Jan. 2026
In the Duchess of Sussex's case the post was a short black-and-white video of the couple dancing barefoot on the grass—but the video, itself, wasn't from ten years ago, as Markle notes it was shot by the Meghan and Harry's daughter, Princess Lilibet Diana, who was born in 2021.
—Antonella Rossi, Vanity Fair, 17 Jan. 2026
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Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 21 Jan. 2026
The water even continued out into the hallway, where travelers are seen traversing the water while barefoot or in sandals.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 19 Jan. 2026
Cruz said this challenges the common assumption that barefoot walking reduces sensation.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 17 Jan. 2026
In the Duchess of Sussex's case the post was a short black-and-white video of the couple dancing barefoot on the grass—but the video, itself, wasn't from ten years ago, as Markle notes it was shot by the Meghan and Harry's daughter, Princess Lilibet Diana, who was born in 2021.
—Antonella Rossi, Vanity Fair, 17 Jan. 2026
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“Barefoot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/barefoot. Accessed 27 Jan. 2026.
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