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She heard footfalls echoing in the hall.
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Then there are the local pubs and cafes that thrive on matchday footfall.
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Andy Mitten, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
What kicked off with a celebratory gala Thursday before Beauty New York opened to ticketed consumers on Friday and Saturday saw a ton of footfall, and lots of celebration.
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Every footfall felt like a decision.
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There are businesses like the Yuen Hop Noodle Company, in Oakland, that have not only endured the decades but overcome a reliance on footfall to become major distributors and wholesalers.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
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Andy Mitten, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
What kicked off with a celebratory gala Thursday before Beauty New York opened to ticketed consumers on Friday and Saturday saw a ton of footfall, and lots of celebration.
—James Manso, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2025
Every footfall felt like a decision.
—Junnelle Hogen, Outside, 19 Oct. 2025
There are businesses like the Yuen Hop Noodle Company, in Oakland, that have not only endured the decades but overcome a reliance on footfall to become major distributors and wholesalers.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for footfall
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“Footfall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/footfall. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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footfall
noun
foot·fall
ˈfu̇t-ˌfȯl 
: the sound of a footstep
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