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For most of her life, Onorato, 61, had not set foot in a voting booth.—
Whitman Littlefield,
The Providence Journal,
9 Sep. 2026 Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev arrived at Andrews Air Force Base near Washington, DC, marking the first time a prominent Soviet leader set foot in the United States.—USA Today,
1 Sep. 2026 Years of waiting for his return were answered with disappointing emptiness, a frustration that could be permanent if McGregor never sets foot in another octagon.—
Mark Puleo,
New York Times,
12 July 2026 Your adventures can range from setting foot in an ocean for the first time to creating an elaborate tree fort in the backyard.—
Holly Lebowitz Rossi,
Parents,
2 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for set foot in