Examples of footfall in a Sentence
She heard footfalls echoing in the hall.
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Iceland isn’t alone in resisting overtourism—Venice recently imposed a $5 short-term visitor fee that could help curb footfall in a city that’s famously swamped with tourists for much of the year.
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Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune Europe, 18 June 2024
Human footfall, and that of dogs, causes environmental damage, notably the destruction of the nests of ground-nesting birds such as curlews.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 12 May 2024
After Columbus’s first footfall in the New World, Cuba fell prey to every manner of European freebooter.
—Jon Lee Anderson, Foreign Affairs, 14 Dec. 2021
The opening of the new Elizabeth Line in Canary Wharf last year significantly bumped up footfall and is expected to continue attracting workers and leisure visitors alike.
—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 13 May 2024
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Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune Europe, 18 June 2024
Human footfall, and that of dogs, causes environmental damage, notably the destruction of the nests of ground-nesting birds such as curlews.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 12 May 2024
After Columbus’s first footfall in the New World, Cuba fell prey to every manner of European freebooter.
—Jon Lee Anderson, Foreign Affairs, 14 Dec. 2021
The opening of the new Elizabeth Line in Canary Wharf last year significantly bumped up footfall and is expected to continue attracting workers and leisure visitors alike.
—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 13 May 2024
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“Footfall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/footfall. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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footfall
noun
foot·fall
ˈfu̇t-ˌfȯl 
: the sound of a footstep
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