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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Lashlanda Easley said seeing the monks walking barefoot moved her deeply.
—Nakell Williams, CBS News, 29 Dec. 2025
Three men fall under her spell during the film, which also includes scenes of her undressing and a scorching sequence that has her dancing barefoot and drunk to calypso music.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 28 Dec. 2025
While the film — about a woman torn between two brothers — didn’t have anything that would qualify as nudity today, its scenes of Bardot undressing and dancing barefoot to African music scandalized viewers in France and America.
—Angelina Rascouet, Fortune, 28 Dec. 2025
Some of us chase fully immersive, off-the-grid, barefoot escapes where time dissolves entirely; others want a bustling city hotel with a strong bar scene and museums just a few blocks away.
—Livia Caligor, Architectural Digest, 23 Dec. 2025
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Nakell Williams, CBS News, 29 Dec. 2025
Three men fall under her spell during the film, which also includes scenes of her undressing and a scorching sequence that has her dancing barefoot and drunk to calypso music.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 28 Dec. 2025
While the film — about a woman torn between two brothers — didn’t have anything that would qualify as nudity today, its scenes of Bardot undressing and dancing barefoot to African music scandalized viewers in France and America.
—Angelina Rascouet, Fortune, 28 Dec. 2025
Some of us chase fully immersive, off-the-grid, barefoot escapes where time dissolves entirely; others want a bustling city hotel with a strong bar scene and museums just a few blocks away.
—Livia Caligor, Architectural Digest, 23 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for barefoot
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“Barefoot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/barefoot. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.
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