How to Use footrest in a Sentence

footrest

noun
  • Kids put their feet on the footrests and turn the steering wheel to move.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 16 May 2025
  • The feet pushed down the armrests and turned them into footrests.
    — Christopher Muther, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Aug. 2019
  • Adjust the height of your chair so that your feet rest flat on the floor or a footrest.
    — Simon Hill, Wired, 2 Mar. 2022
  • Adjust the height of your chair so that your feet are on the floor, or on a footrest.
    — cleveland, 6 Apr. 2020
  • Make your work-from-home life a bit comfier with this footrest.
    — Medea Giordano gear Team, WIRED, 12 Oct. 2022
  • The side seat has its own table, seatbelt, and even its own footrest.
    — Christopher Muther, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Aug. 2022
  • Your footrest is yours and yours alone, not an extension of the seat next to you.
    — Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
  • Pop a beer, settle back and don’t forget to use the beaver head as a footrest.
    — Mary Colurso | [email protected], al, 13 Apr. 2023
  • Off to the right, curiously cropped, is a bench with a footrest.
    — Washington Post, 2 Mar. 2022
  • There are pull-out footrests for the passenger and footrests for the driver.
    — Julian Chokkattu, Wired News, 12 June 2025
  • Inflate this footrest to prop your legs in the gate area, or even on your tray table row in-flight.
    — Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 6 May 2025
  • This float is like a poolside chaise lounge, complete with a footrest and cup holders.
    — Popular Science, 14 Sep. 2020
  • The acacia wood chairs are easy to wipe clean and have footrests to keep your legs comfortable.
    — Lauren Fisher, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Apr. 2023
  • Use the ottoman as a footrest or place a melamine serving tray on top to hold cocktails and snacks.
    — Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics, 9 May 2022
  • There’s even a footrest so kids can rest their tired legs while riding on the case and being pulled by an adult.
    — Jessica Booth, Parents, 15 June 2024
  • The lounge seats in the second row have footrests, but this makes the seats bulky when folded and hard to remove.
    — Marc Urbano, Car and Driver, 29 Aug. 2017
  • The footrests attach to the frame right along where the chain runs, and their bolts frequently bumped up against it.
    — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 6 Sep. 2024
  • And similar to the footrest, the cupholders can be swiveled in and out from under the arms.
    — Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 30 Apr. 2025
  • One consumer tester noted that, over time, the footrest got loose in its pegs and sometimes crashed to the ground.
    — Marisa Lascala and Jessica Hartshorn, Good Housekeeping, 8 Feb. 2023
  • Use the pliable tube for neck support, lumbar support, or even as a footrest on the plane.
    — Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 23 Feb. 2025
  • There are, of course, many versions of this kind of sling footrest; a quick Google yields many results.
    — Katie Akin, Southern Living, 12 July 2025
  • The footrest comes with an adjustable strap that can be wrapped around the seat tray in front of you for quick assembly.
    — Alexandra Domrongchai, Travel + Leisure, 20 Apr. 2024
  • Downstairs, the seats have more legroom with a footrest that extends well under the upper seats.
    — Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 6 June 2023
  • There’s a four-way adjustable, cushioned headrest and a footrest at every seat.
    — Chris Dong, Travel + Leisure, 28 Mar. 2023
  • Our tester’s favorite feature was the adjustable footrest, which was sturdy and easy to use.
    — Jessica Booth, Parents, 11 July 2023
  • This footrest features 20 speeds and nine massage programs to soothe your feet.
    — Popular Science, 12 Nov. 2020
  • This one blends right into the background, but can also be used as an end table or footrest, too.
    — Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Jan. 2026
  • And at $15, this footrest is far more affordable than a seat upgrade.
    — Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 30 Dec. 2025
  • So did the barstools, with their whale-tooth footrests and their original whale-skin upholstery.
    — Michael Ballaban, CNN Money, 9 May 2026
  • Add padding and a footrest, and this would be the La-Z-Boy of camp chairs.
    — Will Egensteiner, Popular Mechanics, 22 July 2020

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