How to Use footstool in a Sentence

footstool

noun
  • Paul’s reading chair is there, his footstool, and his lamp.
    — Sadia Shepard, New Yorker, 11 Jan. 2026
  • Doesn’t run that well, can barely jump over a footstool, and he cannot be stopped.
    — Bruce Jenkins, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 Oct. 2021
  • With deep seats, plush cushions and a lounge-ready footstool, there is plenty of room to sprawl.
    — Nora Colomer May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2025
  • This durable bean bag includes memory foam filling and a bonus footstool.
    — Samantha S. Thorpe, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Along with the desk and chair, there’s a cosy armchair and footstool, perfect for unwinding with a book.
    — Yasemen Kaner-White, theweek, 25 Oct. 2024
  • My father stood with one hand on his waist and one leg on a footstool, the way colonial hunters posed with wild animals.
    — Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 21 July 2022
  • To be fair, James isn’t the only one who’s been acting like a Chinese footstool.
    — Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2019
  • Her brother Richard, one of the movers, walked by carrying a brocade footstool.
    — Washington Post, 28 June 2021
  • Find a footstool on a weekend walk in the woods and dine with these tear-off My Drap napkins and faux bois plates.
    — Chloe Malle, Vogue, 23 Apr. 2021
  • Another tip is to use a footstool when having a bowel movement, which raises the knees.
    — Sohaib Imtiaz, Verywell Health, 18 Jan. 2025
  • In the corner were two roofless latrines—one with the toilet and the other with a tap, bucket and footstool for bathing.
    — Literary Hub, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Everybody stands on footstools around the maple-wood prep table to gain the leverage needed to make dough in big stainless-steel bowls.
    — Lisa Ludwinski, WSJ, 15 Nov. 2018
  • The brand also makes matching footstools, which can be purchased separately or in a set with a matching bean bag.
    — Samantha S. Thorpe, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Oct. 2023
  • At cycling events participants often stand on a footstool or stepladder to load and unload their bikes.
    — Ken Van Vechten, latimes.com, 24 June 2018
  • Everything from bed frames to storage containers to footstools all came clad in the looped upholstery.
    — Mia Mercado, Curbed, 15 Sep. 2023
  • There was a back cushion, a seat cushion, and a pillowy footstool, all from different companies.
    — Outside Online, 18 Mar. 2021
  • But in purely earthly terms, the proof of his power is embodied in the figure of a prone man who lies, like a footstool, under his feet.
    — Holland Cotter, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2023
  • My x-benches can be moved around easily and can be used as extra seating, as a coffee table with a tray on top, or even as a footstool.
    — Jen Derose, House Beautiful, 4 Oct. 2013
  • In each, every wall is covered with the stuff, which also forms the sink basin, toilet-paper holders, and matching footstools.
    — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 1 Sep. 2023
  • This natural wood tea tray can be positioned on your footstool with a few essential items – perhaps a few reading books or a vase.
    — Claire Rutter, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2023
  • Use a nursing pillow and a breastfeeding footstool, try to relax, take some deep breaths, and concentrate on your baby.
    — Donna Murray, Rn, Parents, 8 July 2024
  • More outdoor dining can be found on the aft portion of upper deck aft, along with chairs and footstools that create a family-friendly vibe.
    — Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 24 Feb. 2023
  • The footstool is upholstered in a ribbed fabric the color of oatmeal and the cowbell stands out very strikingly upon it.
    — Claire-Louise Bennett, The New Yorker, 14 July 2022
  • There’s also a multi-functional storage ottoman that doubles as a footstool.
    — Toni Sutton, Peoplemag, 5 Sep. 2024
  • Alongside sit a leopard-upholstered end table and a footstool covered in retina-searing yarn.
    — Alexandra Marshall, WSJ, 29 July 2017
  • Inside, Tom’s unleashing his own brand of chaos, hazing one of his new employees by using him as a human footstool.
    — Julie Kosin, Harper's BAZAAR, 2 Sep. 2019
  • Secondhand furniture to look for includes chests, footstools, dining tables, chairs, and vintage rugs.
    — Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 27 Feb. 2025
  • There is, also, something compensatory in a regard for faded footstools, thick boots and window curtains.
    — Literary Hub, 4 Aug. 2025
  • The Blue Jays’ possession of a wild-card spot is a product of their season-long use of the Red Sox as a footstool.
    — Alex Speier, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Aug. 2022
  • For a robotic vacuum, an impasse could be a footstool just 12 inches away from where it’s usually located.
    — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2025

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