put one foot in front of the other

phrase

: to walk especially when it is difficult

It's a long hike, but we'll get there if we just keep putting one foot in front of the other.

Examples of put one foot in front of the other in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

He was focussed on the man, encouraging him in a gentle voice to put one foot in front of the other. — Rachel Heng, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026

Students, administrators, C-suite executives and more, each attesting to how my road map propelled them to put one foot in front of the other and enter a season of triumph. — Alma Cooper, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025

This is for the single parents who work so hard every day to put one foot in front of the other. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Oct. 2025

In the video, Yager can be seen struggling to put one foot in front of the other to walk in a straight line and appears unsteady on his feet. — Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024

The key to Vol State is the ability to put one foot in front of the other, hour after hour, day after day. — Longreads, 9 July 2024

This can only be a good thing, so whatever your reasons, forget the jokes and put one foot in front of the other. — Tanyel Mustafa, refinery29.com, 7 May 2024

And the answer was just get up and create and make images and put one foot in front of the other. — Olivia Horner, Vogue, 26 Mar. 2024

Rhymes for put one foot in front of the other

• another
• godmother
• grandmother
• stepbrother
• stepmother
• brother
• mother
• nother
• smother
• souther