How to Use footing in a Sentence

footing

noun
  • He lost his footing and fell down the slope.
  • Be careful. The footing is slippery there.
  • Democrats rushed to a new footing.
    — Philip Elliott, Time, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Since then, Flagg has found his footing.
    — Sportsday Staff, Dallas Morning News, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Once she was called in as the footings were about to be poured for a new house.
    — Erica Browne Grivas, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Gap appears to be on firmer footing.
    — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Chili’s has shown how a struggling brand can find its footing again.
    — Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Burton tried to sneak for the first down, but lost his footing and was stopped short.
    — James Weber, The Enquirer, 4 Sep. 2022
  • There is still time for the Red Wings to find their footing.
    — Max Bultman, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Democrats are finding our footing and are going to fight back and win.
    — Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Apr. 2025
  • The whole thing was a sign that the college is still finding its footing.
    — Emma Green, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2026
  • That recognition, in no small part helped my firm get a footing.
    — Sanford Stein, Forbes, 17 May 2021
  • There are a few sites that are longer and have more challenging footing.
    — courant.com, 3 Aug. 2021
  • Many more struggled to find their footing as the world reopened.
    — Abha Bhattarai, Washington Post, 25 Dec. 2023
  • The Times found its footing; many others didn’t.
    — Stacy Martinet, Variety, 26 June 2026
  • Yet this didn’t leave the warring empires on equal footing.
    — Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
  • While the hike is mostly flat the whole way, footing can be tricky in some areas.
    — oregonlive, 26 Oct. 2021
  • The father and son were caught in a storm, lost their footing, and fell to their deaths along the trail.
    — Graham Averill, Outside, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Many free-to-play games take a long time to find their footing and become profitable.
    — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 4 Dec. 2024
  • Most mammals’ strength lies in their footing and leverage.
    — Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
  • Trying to gain your footing through the friction?
    — Usa Today, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
  • New fire dangers put them at risk, and more frequent floods erode the big trees’ footing.
    — Discover Magazine, 6 Jan. 2024
  • In spite of the tricky footing, the Mafate 5 managed just fine.
    — Will Porter, Outside, 13 Sep. 2025
  • The victim was able to hold his footing and appears to follow the man.
    — Julia Gomez, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Maybe Mosley steadies his footing.
    — Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Apr. 2026
  • For the past few years, the economy has been on solid footing.
    — Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
  • That means older movies can compete on equal footing with modern ones.
    — Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025
  • When things looked bleak, KU’s offense found its footing.
    — Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 5 Oct. 2025
  • The terrain in this area is steep and rugged with loose, difficult footing.
    — Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 8 Aug. 2025
  • The food came out slowly as the kitchen found its first-night footing, but the service was smooth and steady.
    — Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025

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