foot traffic

noun

: people walking : pedestrian activity
an area that gets a lot of foot traffic

Examples of foot traffic in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The material will hold up well to heavy foot traffic and the natural light color is perfect in the summer, too. Toni Sutton, Peoplemag, 14 Nov. 2023 Moore credited the loss in foot traffic to the recent surge in crime that has plagued liberal cities. Misty Severi, Washington Examiner, 14 Nov. 2023 The store sits right in Manhattan where foot traffic is never really stopping. Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 10 Nov. 2023 While ticket prices have been rising due to inflation, foot traffic has been steadily falling. Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 9 Nov. 2023 But the Port sees the pier’s potential to attract more foot traffic. Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Oct. 2023 The installation, which went up each summer for five years starting in 2011, buoyed the street’s fortunes by bringing foot traffic back into the area. Penelope Green, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2023 That drop in foot traffic began before the pandemic, but the historic world health crisis accelerated the trend. Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2023 Now, some older customers are still staying away, exacerbating a foot traffic problem faced by restaurant chains. Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN, 21 Sep. 2023 See More

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“Foot traffic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foot%20traffic. Accessed 4 Dec. 2023.

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