Flatfooted is an English word. Below you'll find 3 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Flatfooted in a sentence
Flatfooted meaning
- Alternative form of flat-footed.
- Of an animal: having feet which are naturally flat; (specifically) of a horse: having hoofs with soles close to the ground.
Using Flatfooted
- The main meaning on this page is: Alternative form of flat-footed. | Of an animal: having feet which are naturally flat; (specifically) of a horse: having hoofs with soles close to the ground. | Alternative form of flat-footed.
Context around Flatfooted
- Average sentence length in these examples: 29.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Flatfooted
- In this selection, "flatfooted" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 29.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, caught, management and sloppy stand out and add context to how "flatfooted" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include came out flatfooted sloppy and and s management flatfooted with many. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "flatfooted" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with flatfooted
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The Intercept's blockbuster scoop on the project caught Google's management flatfooted, with many of the key people involved off on summer holidays. (24 words)
The Nittany Lions came out flatfooted, sloppy and lacked the offensive intensity that has powered lesser Penn State teams through many a win at Pegula Ice Arena. (27 words)
The orders, which aim to take a harder line on "hateful conduct," follow a rash of high-profile incidents in which the military was caught flatfooted as service members were publicly linked to hateful actions or groups. (37 words)
The orders, which aim to take a harder line on "hateful conduct," follow a rash of high-profile incidents in which the military was caught flatfooted as service members were publicly linked to hateful actions or groups. (37 words)
The Nittany Lions came out flatfooted, sloppy and lacked the offensive intensity that has powered lesser Penn State teams through many a win at Pegula Ice Arena. (27 words)
The Intercept's blockbuster scoop on the project caught Google's management flatfooted, with many of the key people involved off on summer holidays. (24 words)
Example sentences (3)
The Nittany Lions came out flatfooted, sloppy and lacked the offensive intensity that has powered lesser Penn State teams through many a win at Pegula Ice Arena.
The orders, which aim to take a harder line on "hateful conduct," follow a rash of high-profile incidents in which the military was caught flatfooted as service members were publicly linked to hateful actions or groups.
The Intercept's blockbuster scoop on the project caught Google's management flatfooted, with many of the key people involved off on summer holidays.