Examples of footpath in a Sentence
a footpath winding through the garden
found the footpath leading down into the valley
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Eschewing fences and pavement in favor of natural footpaths lined with brambles and shrubs, these slender pathways provide epic sea views while leaving the ancestral homes of other animals intact.
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Literary Hub, 11 June 2026
From the train station in Maienfeld, near the border with Liechtenstein, a footpath leads up to Heididorf, a reproduction of the idyllic farm where Johanna Spyri’s beloved children’s novel—named for its protagonist and published in 1880—is set.
—Jessi Jezewska Stevens, New Yorker, 8 June 2026
Originally created by the Indigenous Potawatomi people, the footpath takes walkers past historic estates, modern homes, and lovely lakeshore vistas.
—Katy Spratte Joyce, Travel + Leisure, 30 May 2026
The Uganda-Congo border is several hundred miles long and crossed by numerous footpaths beyond formal border posts, which many people use daily to visit family or to trade.
—Katrine L. Wallace, The Conversation, 29 May 2026
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Literary Hub, 11 June 2026
From the train station in Maienfeld, near the border with Liechtenstein, a footpath leads up to Heididorf, a reproduction of the idyllic farm where Johanna Spyri’s beloved children’s novel—named for its protagonist and published in 1880—is set.
—Jessi Jezewska Stevens, New Yorker, 8 June 2026
Originally created by the Indigenous Potawatomi people, the footpath takes walkers past historic estates, modern homes, and lovely lakeshore vistas.
—Katy Spratte Joyce, Travel + Leisure, 30 May 2026
The Uganda-Congo border is several hundred miles long and crossed by numerous footpaths beyond formal border posts, which many people use daily to visit family or to trade.
—Katrine L. Wallace, The Conversation, 29 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for footpath
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“Footpath.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/footpath. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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footpath
noun
foot·path
-ˌpath 
-ˌpȧth
: a narrow path for pedestrians
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