How to Use footstool in a Sentence

footstool

noun

• Doesn’t run that well, can barely jump over a footstool, and he cannot be stopped.
  — Bruce Jenkins, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 Oct. 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
• 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
• 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
• In the fourth episode of the new season: human footstools, peace offerings and weeping ATMs.
  — Rey Mashayekhi, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2019
• 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
• Her brother Richard, one of the movers, walked by carrying a brocade footstool.
  — Washington Post, 28 June 2021
• Frank has two pets, Pushpaw and Pupshaw, who look like the fraternal-twin offspring of a dachshund and a footstool.
  — Sam Thielman, The New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2022
• 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
• 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
• 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
• A couple of chaise longues are covered in furry white-and-red fabric, with a woven-leather footstool in Blazyian yellow nearby.
  — Nathan Heller, Vogue, 23 Aug. 2022
• 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
• Everything from bed frames to storage containers to footstools all came clad in the looped upholstery.
  — Mia Mercado, Curbed, 15 Sep. 2023
• 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
• There was a back cushion, a seat cushion, and a pillowy footstool, all from different companies.
  — Outside Online, 18 Mar. 2021
• 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
• Griffin lost an endorsement deal with Squatty Potty, a line of bathroom footstools, and has had at least five of her stand-up gigs canceled since the photos were released.
  — Marilia Brocchetto, CNN, 3 June 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
• On Saturday, those close to the ropes or on someone’s shoulders or standing on a footstool saw Woods hammer his fist after chipping in from a difficult lie for a birdie 3 at the ninth hole.
  — Karen Crouse, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2018
• Its linen-like upholstery and tufted design look at home in a living or family room as a coffee table, footstool, or extra place to perch.
  — Kathleen Willcox, Popular Mechanics, 22 Dec. 2022
• Take, for example the spa-like bathroom in this Portugal home, which boasts a barely there towel holder and enchanting small footstool.
  — Rachel Silva, ELLE Decor, 11 May 2023
• Things like this also happen to wheelchair users, who are sometimes suddenly moved around by others without consultation, like a footstool that's in the way.
  — Andrew Pulrang, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2023
• Alongside sit a leopard-upholstered end table and a footstool covered in retina-searing yarn.
  — Alexandra Marshall, WSJ, 29 July 2017
• His employer denied his request to work from home — even part-time — instead offering him a new chair, footstool, and air purifier to assist him in getting through the day.
  — Elizabeth Yuko, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2021
• Instead of a traditional check-in area, for instance, there’s a small snug, wallpapered in a vibrant pineapple print, complete with cosy armchairs, footstool and bar trolley.
  — Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2021
• Amid media scrums, as activists who had for months protested outside looked on, one by one the candidates stood on a footstool to peer over a tall, covered fence at children in the facility's outdoor recreation area.
  — Graham Kates, CBS News, 29 Oct. 2019
• The versatile furniture piece can certainly be used as a footstool, however, the ottoman can also be utilized as a seat or even a coffee table — just put a serving tray like this one on top, and voila.
  — Sanah Faroke, Peoplemag, 17 Sep. 2022
• Her mother, who was moving into a smaller home, wanted Ms. Trivette to take several pieces of heirloom furniture, including a 200-year-old footstool and a full bedroom set.
  — Kim Velsey, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2017
• Karma Living’s collection of smartly styled midcentury modern chairs and footstools are upholstered in bold stripes and tribal patterns.
  — Kim Cook, The Denver Post, 24 Feb. 2017

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