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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Hookworms are mainly contracted by walking barefoot on soil contaminated with infected feces.
—Curtis Bunn, NBC news, 1 May 2025
For the seriously mentally ill, doctors and hospitals need to be given greater leeway to commit someone who, for instance, is camped in his own bodily waste in the subway or of the street or is barefoot and dressed in rags when the temperatures plummet below freezing.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 14 Apr. 2025
Wright’s legal team also cited one prisoner suffering excruciating burns after being made to stand barefoot in a room while the underfloor heating was ramped to 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit (38 degrees celsius).
—Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
The resort boasts 59 casita-style guest rooms and 96 expansive one to four-bedroom residential villas offering guests barefoot luxury infused with the spirit of Baja.
—Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
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Curtis Bunn, NBC news, 1 May 2025
For the seriously mentally ill, doctors and hospitals need to be given greater leeway to commit someone who, for instance, is camped in his own bodily waste in the subway or of the street or is barefoot and dressed in rags when the temperatures plummet below freezing.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 14 Apr. 2025
Wright’s legal team also cited one prisoner suffering excruciating burns after being made to stand barefoot in a room while the underfloor heating was ramped to 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit (38 degrees celsius).
—Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
The resort boasts 59 casita-style guest rooms and 96 expansive one to four-bedroom residential villas offering guests barefoot luxury infused with the spirit of Baja.
—Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 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 7 May. 2025.
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