Examples of footfall in a Sentence
She heard footfalls echoing in the hall.
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Johnny Walker Princes Street in Edinburgh has already demonstrated the kind of footfall that can be generated by a city centre experience.
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Mark Littler, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
Yet, outside Ashton, which has attracted national journalists for its rail links to London and high footfall, life in the other small towns which make up the constituency continues much the same.
—Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 17 June 2026
Richemont also enjoyed a holiday spike, with strong footfall at Cartier and Van Cleef & Arpels.
—Denni Hu, Footwear News, 8 May 2026
That far out in the field and the thunder of the spectator’s cheers would drown out the footfalls of Pal’s competitors, and so the number three would put the colt closer to the center of action and increase the odds of victory—should he be allowed to run.
—Literary Hub, 30 Apr. 2026
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Mark Littler, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
Yet, outside Ashton, which has attracted national journalists for its rail links to London and high footfall, life in the other small towns which make up the constituency continues much the same.
—Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 17 June 2026
Richemont also enjoyed a holiday spike, with strong footfall at Cartier and Van Cleef & Arpels.
—Denni Hu, Footwear News, 8 May 2026
That far out in the field and the thunder of the spectator’s cheers would drown out the footfalls of Pal’s competitors, and so the number three would put the colt closer to the center of action and increase the odds of victory—should he be allowed to run.
—Literary Hub, 30 Apr. 2026
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“Footfall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/footfall. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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footfall
noun
foot·fall
ˈfu̇t-ˌfȯl 
: the sound of a footstep
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