on foot

phrase

: by walking or running
tour the campus on foot

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Three West Hartford police officers, including Montesdeoca, pursued Brown on foot. — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 3 Oct. 2026 Police are searching for the woman stabber, who fled the scene on foot wearing a black shirt and black glasses, officials said. — Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 1 Oct. 2026 In that area, the government plans to build a 30-foot-tall steel bollard wall designed to prevent people on foot from crossing, roads and various types of surveillance technology where appropriate, according to the court filing. — Rebecca Santana, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026 After the hikers were rescued, the search and rescue team faced the daunting task of hiking back on foot in the middle of the night. — Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 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 9 Oct. 2026.

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