How to Use footwork in a Sentence
footwork
noun- He used quick footwork to dodge his opponent.
- The tango involves some fancy footwork.
- The investigation required a lot of footwork.
- He knows that getting enough votes for the proposal is going to require some fancy political footwork.
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The longer one looks at the picture, the more the text falls away and the footwork comes forth.
—Angelica Aboulhosn, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Sep. 2023
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Just studying the base, the footwork and how to get into it.
—Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 27 Jan. 2023
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The first week of camp was the first time Mayfield put the new offense and his new footwork on the grass.
—Mary Kay Cabot, cleveland, 30 Aug. 2020
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But the footwork and stuff, that was my main goal for this summer.
—Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2023
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Glover said Deel has a great arm and good footwork behind the plate.
—Mike Hutton, chicagotribune.com, 6 May 2021
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The hard part is memorizing the footwork in the run game.
—Sam Farmer staff Writer follow, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2022
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The issue is that his footwork and hand use could use some help.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 16 June 2024
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The Bears have been drilling Fields on footwork since the start of the offseason program.
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 28 Sep. 2022
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Casas has a strong and accurate arm and shows good footwork around the bag.
—Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Aug. 2023
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His footwork freed him for a second, though, just enough time to make a jump hook.
—Alex Vejar, The Salt Lake Tribune, 1 Dec. 2022
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Hayes excels in the pick-and-roll, and has promising footwork for his age.
—Omari Sankofa Ii, Detroit Free Press, 20 Nov. 2020
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The dancers, with their blistering footwork, sliced up the stage.
—New York Times, 5 Dec. 2021
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Had great footwork, great hands, could hit the 15-footer.
—Natasha Dado, PEOPLE.com, 19 Jan. 2022
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Plays on the basketball team and has good footwork, bag drills and stuff like that.
—Richard Davenport, Arkansas Online, 10 May 2023
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Chicago footwork is a style of music and battle dance that’s been in the city since the late 1990s.
—Darcel Rockett, chicagotribune.com, 8 June 2021
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That skill is all in the footwork, something Miner knows a thing or two about.
—Marisa Ingemi, San Francisco Chronicle, 23 Oct. 2022
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His speed and power should be too much for Ferreira, and his footwork is the better of the two.
—Justin Barrasso, SI.com, 7 Sep. 2019
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The first act of Romeo Must Die plays out mostly as a showcase for Li and his footwork.
—Beatrice Loayza, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2021
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The left wing used clever footwork on a dribble drive to create launch space.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2024
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But their footwork in the group stage didn't equate to many goals, or victories.
—Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2023
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Hardy showed improved striking, footwork, and pacing over the course of the bout.
—Dave Doyle, MMA Junkie, 18 Oct. 2019
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Looks like Frye has excellent footwork on and off the field.
—Brice Paterik, Dallas News, 26 June 2020
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There’s one last dicey bit of footwork as the dirt path ends at a cascading shelf of slick rock.
—Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 14 Apr. 2021
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For years in a building across the street from MacArthur Park, kids would get on stage and practice their footwork.
—Helen Li, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2023
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Interior linemen will battle in strength drills, showing off their power in the bench press and footwork drills.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
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Another lineman drill is the mirror drill — at the coach’s signal, the player goes into his pass protection footwork and gives a block to a tackling pad held by a coach.
—Rj Kraft, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
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