footstep
noun
foot·step
ˈfu̇t-ˌstep 
Examples of footstep in a Sentence
She slowly took one footstep toward the frightened animal.
It's five footsteps from the bedroom to the bathroom.
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Now 19, Jase has continued to follow his dad’s footsteps by attending the same Big Ten school as the older Richardson and getting selected in the first round of the NBA draft by a team his father played for — the Magic.
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Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 June 2025
The effort is following in the footsteps of the Lake Effect project that was launched in 2013 and brought around 40 artists to the Miller Beach Arts & Creative District to transform 19 walls and alleys into canvases.
—Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2025
Handsome, kind and smart, Min Young-sun was studying at the Chuncheon National University of Education, following in the footsteps of his father, the principal of Dangnim Elementary School.
—Gawon Bae, CNN Money, 27 June 2025
That choice has seemingly paid off: she’s landed a full-time teaching job at her alma mater, following in the footsteps of the charming instructor who’d advised her on her thesis, a guy with a name straight out of F. Scott Fitzgerald, Preston Decker (Louis Cancelmi).
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 27 June 2025
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Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 June 2025
The effort is following in the footsteps of the Lake Effect project that was launched in 2013 and brought around 40 artists to the Miller Beach Arts & Creative District to transform 19 walls and alleys into canvases.
—Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2025
Handsome, kind and smart, Min Young-sun was studying at the Chuncheon National University of Education, following in the footsteps of his father, the principal of Dangnim Elementary School.
—Gawon Bae, CNN Money, 27 June 2025
That choice has seemingly paid off: she’s landed a full-time teaching job at her alma mater, following in the footsteps of the charming instructor who’d advised her on her thesis, a guy with a name straight out of F. Scott Fitzgerald, Preston Decker (Louis Cancelmi).
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 27 June 2025
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“Footstep.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/footstep. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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