barefoot
adverb or adjective
bare·foot
ˈber-ˌfu̇t 
variants
or barefooted
: with the feet bare
walked barefoot
barefoot boy, with cheek of tan—
J. G. Whittier
J. G. WhittierExamples of barefoot in a Sentence
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In the next photo, their two kids stand barefoot on the beach holding the sonogram in their hands.
—Jordan Greene, Peoplemag, 27 Mar. 2024
The target, a man in his forties, soon emerged, barefoot and scowling, and was taken into custody.
—Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2024
The boy, who was not named and whose image was blurred, was reported as being barefoot and only wearing a pajama shirt, according to an MCTS press release.
—Journal Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2024
From the waist down, the protagonist is barefoot and nearly naked.
—Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 3 Mar. 2024
On the way to embed with Israeli forces in Gaza, CNN saw more than two dozen detained Palestinian men blindfolded and barefoot, their hands tied behind their backs.
—Jeremy Diamond, CNN, 29 Jan. 2024
Another woman was barefoot, crying on the phone while also calming her skittish German shepherd.
—David L. Stern, Washington Post, 2 Jan. 2024
She’s wrapped in a gauzy shawl and curled up barefoot on a couch, far more subdued and cordial in person than her feisty persona, both onscreen and online, might suggest.
—Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Mar. 2024
In the end, de Hales agreed to abjure the realm, which meant walking, barefoot, to the port of Chester, a hundred and thirty miles away, holding a wooden cross and wearing sackcloth, and taking a ship across the Irish Sea, never to return.
—Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2024
Jordan Greene, Peoplemag, 27 Mar. 2024
The target, a man in his forties, soon emerged, barefoot and scowling, and was taken into custody.
—Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2024
The boy, who was not named and whose image was blurred, was reported as being barefoot and only wearing a pajama shirt, according to an MCTS press release.
—Journal Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2024
From the waist down, the protagonist is barefoot and nearly naked.
—Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 3 Mar. 2024
On the way to embed with Israeli forces in Gaza, CNN saw more than two dozen detained Palestinian men blindfolded and barefoot, their hands tied behind their backs.
—Jeremy Diamond, CNN, 29 Jan. 2024
Another woman was barefoot, crying on the phone while also calming her skittish German shepherd.
—David L. Stern, Washington Post, 2 Jan. 2024
She’s wrapped in a gauzy shawl and curled up barefoot on a couch, far more subdued and cordial in person than her feisty persona, both onscreen and online, might suggest.
—Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Mar. 2024
In the end, de Hales agreed to abjure the realm, which meant walking, barefoot, to the port of Chester, a hundred and thirty miles away, holding a wooden cross and wearing sackcloth, and taking a ship across the Irish Sea, never to return.
—Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2024
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“Barefoot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/barefoot. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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