How to Use wrong-foot in a Sentence
wrong-foot
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And Alex is very good at wrong-footing people.
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Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
13 Nov. 2025
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Investors wary of being wrong-footed by twists and turns in the Iran war are trading stocks at a record intensity, one market measure shows.
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Joel Leon,
Bloomberg,
7 Apr. 2026
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But Brunson, as usual, was sublime, wrong-footing the 76ers over and over with his staccato moves and magnetized shots.
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Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
10 May 2026
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This one is twice as good in slow motion because of how thoroughly Jokic wrong-foots Lopez, a generational defender who was roaming the back line for Milwaukee.
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Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
26 Nov. 2025
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Williams, unfortunately, is so wrong-footed by the requirements of the period’s rhythms that her first heavily accented appearance, in a dockside saloon, is her most unsteady.
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Helen Shaw,
New Yorker,
14 Dec. 2025
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