barefoot
adverb or adjective
bare·foot
ˈber-ˌfu̇t 
variants
or barefooted
: with the feet bare
walked barefoot
barefoot boy, with cheek of tan—
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Images of her being loaded onto a truck, barefoot and badly beaten, her gray sweatpants soaked in blood, became symbols of the brutality of the October 7 attack.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 19 Oct. 2024
Prosecutors later alleged that Franke had forced Russell’s head under water, smothered him with her hands, and kicked him with boots on, as well as made Eve run barefoot on dirt roads.
—Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 27 Oct. 2024
Elsewhere, men, women and children walk barefoot among a sea of tents made of flimsy sheeting.
—Abeer Salman, CNN, 21 Oct. 2024
With Anguilla’s natural healing rocks of limestone and coral stone, the guests of the hotel and spa are meant to be barefoot — with Caribbean nature immersing its guests throughout the entire experience.
—Kanika Talwar, WWD, 10 Oct. 2024
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Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 19 Oct. 2024
Prosecutors later alleged that Franke had forced Russell’s head under water, smothered him with her hands, and kicked him with boots on, as well as made Eve run barefoot on dirt roads.
—Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 27 Oct. 2024
Elsewhere, men, women and children walk barefoot among a sea of tents made of flimsy sheeting.
—Abeer Salman, CNN, 21 Oct. 2024
With Anguilla’s natural healing rocks of limestone and coral stone, the guests of the hotel and spa are meant to be barefoot — with Caribbean nature immersing its guests throughout the entire experience.
—Kanika Talwar, WWD, 10 Oct. 2024
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“Barefoot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/barefoot. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.
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