How to Use footwork in a Sentence

footwork

noun
Definition of footworknext
  • 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.
  • 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
  • Just studying the base, the footwork and how to get into it.
    — Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 27 Jan. 2023
  • But the footwork and stuff, that was my main goal for this summer.
    — Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2023
  • Glover said Deel has a great arm and good footwork behind the plate.
    — Mike Hutton, chicagotribune.com, 6 May 2021
  • The hard part is memorizing the footwork in the run game.
    — Sam Farmer staff Writer follow, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2022
  • The issue is that his footwork and hand use could use some help.
    — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 16 June 2024
  • The Bears have been drilling Fields on footwork since the start of the offseason program.
    — Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 28 Sep. 2022
  • Casas has a strong and accurate arm and shows good footwork around the bag.
    — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Aug. 2023
  • 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
  • The dancers, with their blistering footwork, sliced up the stage.
    — New York Times, 5 Dec. 2021
  • Had great footwork, great hands, could hit the 15-footer.
    — Natasha Dado, PEOPLE.com, 19 Jan. 2022
  • Plays on the basketball team and has good footwork, bag drills and stuff like that.
    — Richard Davenport, Arkansas Online, 10 May 2023
  • 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
  • That skill is all in the footwork, something Miner knows a thing or two about.
    — Marisa Ingemi, San Francisco Chronicle, 23 Oct. 2022
  • The first act of Romeo Must Die plays out mostly as a showcase for Li and his footwork.
    — Beatrice Loayza, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2021
  • The left wing used clever footwork on a dribble drive to create launch space.
    — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2024
  • But their footwork in the group stage didn't equate to many goals, or victories.
    — Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2023
  • 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
  • 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
  • Van Pelt discussed the need for Mayfield to change his footwork.
    — Terry Pluto, cleveland, 9 Oct. 2021
  • But the shotmaking was still there, even if the feathery footwork was not.
    — Andrew Das James Hill, New York Times, 23 Sep. 2022
  • Urbina said the tribe saves the state money because of their footwork and fast action.
    — Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 10 Nov. 2022
  • His footwork and hand use needs to improve to make this tackle stint stick.
    — Omar Kelly, sun-sentinel.com, 7 Oct. 2021
  • In the video, the duo dressed in matching outfits and showed off fancy footwork in a casino.
    — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2023
  • In the best-case scenario, Nix improves gradually over the rest of his rookie year and takes big steps in mastering the footwork and timing of this system into Year 2 and beyond.
    — Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 19 Oct. 2024
  • Other observers noted that the footwork of today’s breakers is more complex and acrobatic.
    — Jonathan Abrams, New York Times, 5 Aug. 2024

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