Examples of footpath in a Sentence
a footpath winding through the garden
found the footpath leading down into the valley
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Meanwhile, my job is to stand guard on the other side of the footpath.
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Esther Yi, New Yorker, 14 June 2026
Eschewing fences and pavement in favor of natural footpaths lined with brambles and shrubs, these slender pathways provide epic sea views while leaving the ancestral homes of other animals intact.
—Literary Hub, 11 June 2026
Originally created by the Indigenous Potawatomi people, the footpath takes walkers past historic estates, modern homes, and lovely lakeshore vistas.
—Katy Spratte Joyce, Travel + Leisure, 30 May 2026
The Uganda-Congo border is several hundred miles long and crossed by numerous footpaths beyond formal border posts, which many people use daily to visit family or to trade.
—Katrine L. Wallace, The Conversation, 29 May 2026
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Esther Yi, New Yorker, 14 June 2026
Eschewing fences and pavement in favor of natural footpaths lined with brambles and shrubs, these slender pathways provide epic sea views while leaving the ancestral homes of other animals intact.
—Literary Hub, 11 June 2026
Originally created by the Indigenous Potawatomi people, the footpath takes walkers past historic estates, modern homes, and lovely lakeshore vistas.
—Katy Spratte Joyce, Travel + Leisure, 30 May 2026
The Uganda-Congo border is several hundred miles long and crossed by numerous footpaths beyond formal border posts, which many people use daily to visit family or to trade.
—Katrine L. Wallace, The Conversation, 29 May 2026
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“Footpath.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/footpath. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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footpath
noun
foot·path
-ˌpath 
-ˌpȧth
: a narrow path for pedestrians
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