How to Use underfoot in a Sentence

underfoot

adverb
  • The ground was slippery underfoot.
  • We walked with dried leaves crunching underfoot.
  • In its place were vast salt flats that shone in the sun and crunched underfoot.
    — Reis Thebault, Washington Post, 1 Mar. 2024
  • This time of year, heat blurred the prairies and made the tall grass creak underfoot.
    — David Grann, The New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2017
  • Keep in mind that this rug is quite thin though, and testers were able to feel rocks underfoot.
    — Belle Duchene, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Sep. 2022
  • Who’s going to want to take off their shoes with all that underfoot?
    — Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 28 June 2025
  • Who’s going to want to take off their shoes with all that underfoot?
    — Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 30 Apr. 2025
  • The crunch of its shell or the feel of their squishy, slimy bodies underfoot.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 6 Aug. 2025
  • In some places, fall is signaled by a crisp breeze in the air or the crunch of leaves underfoot.
    — Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 2 Sep. 2024
  • Bring in a plush rug to add padding and warmth underfoot and anchor your space.
    — Molly Miller, House Beautiful, 21 June 2023
  • Though the Rebel’s foam is soft and bouncy underfoot, there isn’t much of it.
    — Lauren Wingenroth, SELF, 25 Apr. 2025
  • The neutral accent rug is hand-tufted and feels soft to the touch underfoot.
    — Isabel Garcia, People.com, 27 July 2025
  • This quick-dry bath mat instantly soaks up water and feels warm, cozy, and dry underfoot.
    — Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 4 Mar. 2024
  • The snow had turned to ice underfoot, and to be outside felt a little deadly; few were in the streets.
    — Caitlín Doherty, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
  • On the banks of the Missisquoi, frozen marsh grasses crunch underfoot.
    — National Geographic, 3 Feb. 2016
  • The sock has a layer of cushion underfoot with extra padding at the ball and heel.
    — James Lynch, Popular Mechanics, 18 Apr. 2023
  • The sandals have a thick rubber sole that is strong and durable, topped by a bed of foam for a cushiony feel underfoot.
    — Nicola Fumo, Peoplemag, 27 Feb. 2023
  • As a downside to its design, the seam where the running area folds in the middle can be felt underfoot.
    — PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
  • This translates to more longevity underfoot, as the foam is less likely to compress and punch out.
    — Maggie Slepian, Travel + Leisure, 1 July 2025
  • In addition to the striking design, this is a thick, plush rug that feels soft underfoot.
    — Moriah Mason, Southern Living, 28 Jan. 2024
  • Frozen grass underfoot has the soft bristle of walking on a sandwich with lettuce.
    — Anne Carson, The New Yorker, 22 Jan. 2024
  • Better yet, it’s made of material that’s a breeze to clean and feels soft underfoot.
    — Isabel Garcia, People.com, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Out back, the old patio deck has been warped by rain, sun, freezes and thaws, its boards no longer laying flat but rattling underfoot.
    — Clark Hodgin, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Having an app on your phone such as iSolunar will tell you when the moon is over-head, underfoot, etc.
    — Kristtine Fischer, Outdoor Life, 6 May 2020
  • With dust in the air and dry mesquite beans crunching underfoot, the bawling cattle were penned and then run through a metal chute.
    — John MacCormack, ExpressNews.com, 2 Aug. 2019
  • The ground soft and springy underfoot, and the sound softened to a gentle hush by the surrounding foliage, lush and green.
    — Elizabeth Waddington, Treehugger, 24 Feb. 2023
  • The silvered shingles of the roofs were made from Brazilian wood, the terraces underfoot hewn from coral stone.
    — Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 15 Aug. 2018
  • The minute weight is put on it, the flat nylon slackline begins to move, bouncing underfoot and swinging back and forth at the same time.
    — Bronwen Dickey, Popular Mechanics, 14 Mar. 2018
  • The letters of the alphabet march around the edges of the ceiling, and math facts are printed on the rubber mats underfoot.
    — Beth Thames | [email protected], al, 21 Aug. 2019
  • The breeze blowing off the water from a strong wind sent shivers through the curtains and up our spines, and the floorboards were pure ice underfoot.
    — Vogue, 21 June 2018

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