How to Use footpath in a Sentence

footpath

noun
  • That scene on the footpath through the aviary where that too-tall shape walks out of the mist?
    Emma Stefansky, GQ, 21 June 2018
  • There’s no guard rail on the footpath and the breathless climb back up is a knee-buster.
    Keli Dailey, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Jan. 2018
  • Turn right and follow a footpath on the west side of the highway.
    oregonlive, 2 Sep. 2023
  • Meanwhile, my job is to stand guard on the other side of the footpath.
    Esther Yi, New Yorker, 14 June 2026
  • People stroll along the footpath that wraps around the water.
    Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 24 Mar. 2026
  • The dusty footpaths where children run barefoot are dark gray.
    Larry C. Price, National Geographic, 31 May 2016
  • Follow a footpath or walk through a dark tunnel to get to a small lake in the park.
    Nick Kontis, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2023
  • That footpath served as the base for the trail visitors can walk today.
    Chelsey Lewis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 7 Sep. 2017
  • About half of the half-mile footpath had already been put in by Sunday night.
    Tommy Wright, The Mercury News, 14 Mar. 2017
  • Both footpaths have been on Carlsbad’s master trails map for years.
    Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Oct. 2025
  • At one point, Bahrman allegedly sat down on the footpath and placed his weapon on the ground.
    oregonlive, 1 Mar. 2023
  • Some of the trails are footpaths, littered with old clothes and human feces, that wind through brush.
    Juan Forero |, WSJ, 20 Sep. 2018
  • The hearing will determine if the footpath is a public right of way.
    Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 19 May 2026
  • Create footpaths in these areas to reduce wear and damage to the lawn.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 29 Sep. 2025
  • The footpath winds past piles of junked cars, and over marshy tundra with the texture of a wet sponge, toward a mud pit.
    Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Sep. 2023
  • Bahrman allegedly walked toward a footpath on the west side of the store, still holding the weapon.
    oregonlive, 1 Mar. 2023
  • Luckily, there’s a footpath for doing just that.
    Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Reached by a steep footpath, the beach feels worlds away—no cafés, no lifeguards, just the hush of waves and time suspended.
    Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
  • While walking through a tunnel on a footpath, a man was assaulted and robbed of his cellphone.
    Washington Post, 10 May 2017
  • She was last seen with Paul Flores on a campus footpath leading to the dorms.
    Michael Cabanatuan, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 Apr. 2021
  • Granted, school is necessary and good and a footpath leading to the universe of ideas.
    Star Tribune, 19 June 2021
  • Now the virus has brought those countryside customs to the newly spacious city streets and footpaths.
    Rose George, The New York Review of Books, 10 Apr. 2020
  • Park in the Valley Falls Park parking lot and take the footpath to the barn.
    courant.com, 20 Sep. 2019
  • The long, thin courtyard is surrounded by apartment blocks and was a paved area, mostly used as a footpath.
    Rebecca Cairns, CNN, 19 Sep. 2022
  • Take footpaths toward the beach or stroll cobblestone streets in town for dining and shopping.
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 15 Jan. 2026
  • Built on a series of small islands, Venice is connected by canals and footpaths—not roads.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 May 2023
  • People have worn a footpath cutting through the lot to Presbury Street.
    Ian Duncan, baltimoresun.com, 12 Aug. 2017
  • There is no direct access to the beach, so swimmers have to trek down a slippery footpath on a vacant lot to get there.
    Mohamad El Chamaa, Washington Post, 4 July 2023
  • The pavement ends, the footpath disappears, and the game trail dissolves into swamp.
    Dave Karczynski, Outdoor Life, 12 Mar. 2020
  • The park has more than 2,000 miles of footpaths and is a favorite of mountain bikers.
    Gary Stoller, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025

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