On this page you'll find 9 example sentences with Footstool. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as footrest or ottoman and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Footstool in a sentence
Footstool meaning
- A low stool for supporting the feet while seated.
- Anything trodden upon or treated as subservient.
Using Footstool
- The main meaning on this page is: A low stool for supporting the feet while seated. | Anything trodden upon or treated as subservient.
- Useful related words include: footrest, ottoman, tuffet, stool.
- In the example corpus, footstool often appears in combinations such as: footstool to.
Context around Footstool
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 4 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Footstool
- In this selection, "footstool" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, small and leather stand out and add context to how "footstool" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a small footstool to st and and a footstool to go. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "footstool" sits close to words such as aakash, aanholt and aardwolf, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with footstool
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Inadvertently, we gave a small footstool to St Michael’s Hospice shop in Leominster. (14 words)
Isaiah 66:1 says heaven is His throne and the earth is His footstool. (14 words)
The mum-of-two has gorgeous scatter cushions on her velvet sofa and a giant, leather footstool. (17 words)
Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch (1808-1888) writes that “” (footstool), an allusion to the expectation that man reach such high spiritual planes that he serves as G-d’s “footstool” – His deputy on earth – so to speak. (36 words)
Reeves continues to show the people who are consistently trying to pull her down her footstool that they are wrong through her perseverance. (23 words)
The footstool can be interlocked with the sofa to create a full-sized day bed, or removed and used as additional seating. (22 words)
Example sentences (9)
Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch (1808-1888) writes that “” (footstool), an allusion to the expectation that man reach such high spiritual planes that he serves as G-d’s “footstool” – His deputy on earth – so to speak.
He rested his feet on a footstool during the half hour service but insisted on standing for the photographs.
Inadvertently, we gave a small footstool to St Michael’s Hospice shop in Leominster.
Isaiah 66:1 says heaven is His throne and the earth is His footstool.
Reeves continues to show the people who are consistently trying to pull her down her footstool that they are wrong through her perseverance.
The mum-of-two has gorgeous scatter cushions on her velvet sofa and a giant, leather footstool.
Emmanuel Macron seems to suggest the table could also be used as a footstool before Mr Johnson lifts his right boot.
The footstool can be interlocked with the sofa to create a full-sized day bed, or removed and used as additional seating.
Hera first offered him a beautiful golden seat that can never fall apart and a footstool to go with it.
Common combinations with footstool
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- footstool to 2×