Examples of footfall in a Sentence
She heard footfalls echoing in the hall.
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Malls in the Gulf have been a bastion of normalcy amid the instability, although footfall is substantially down on usual levels.
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Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 26 Mar. 2026
Pandey predicts that 2026 will outperform 2025 – and that theatrical footfalls may finally return to pre-pandemic levels.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Mar. 2026
On a typical day, the Southwest Wildlife Conservation Center in Scottsdale reverberates with animal cries and the footfalls of gawking visitors.
—Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 20 Feb. 2026
Similarly, restaurant closures have accelerated despite steady consumer demand, with rising rents, labour shortages and financing costs cited far more often than falling footfall.
—Lela London, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
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Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 26 Mar. 2026
Pandey predicts that 2026 will outperform 2025 – and that theatrical footfalls may finally return to pre-pandemic levels.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Mar. 2026
On a typical day, the Southwest Wildlife Conservation Center in Scottsdale reverberates with animal cries and the footfalls of gawking visitors.
—Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 20 Feb. 2026
Similarly, restaurant closures have accelerated despite steady consumer demand, with rising rents, labour shortages and financing costs cited far more often than falling footfall.
—Lela London, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
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“Footfall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/footfall. Accessed 28 Mar. 2026.
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footfall
noun
foot·fall
ˈfu̇t-ˌfȯl 
: the sound of a footstep
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