on foot

phrase

: by walking or running
tour the campus on foot

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With beaches and restaurants easily explored on foot, Biarritz is a walkable town by all accounts. — Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 31 July 2026 Migration is a sensitive issue across Europe, where right-wing parties have surged in the decade since a 2015 crisis when more than a million people crossed the continent mainly on foot and sought asylum, most fleeing war in Syria. — CNN Money, 31 July 2026 The sheriff's office said the suspect refused commands to stop and fled on foot after reaching the end of a cul-de-sac on Barracuda Way. — Richard Ramos, CBS News, 31 July 2026 As the four occupants got out of the vehicle for the search, Anguis and Ayala fled the area on foot, prosecutors said. — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 29 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for on foot

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“On foot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20foot. Accessed 6 Aug. 2026.

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