Below you will find example sentences with "feet apart". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Feet Apart in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: apart
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 4
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 20.5 words

Words in this phrase

feet apart

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • feet can mean: plural of foot Frequent word
  • apart can mean: Placed separately (in regard to space or time). Frequent word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 4 start, 7 middle, 9 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

least 10 feet apart 2× least 6 feet apart 2× a few feet apart with biden 1× about 3 feet apart 1× about 40 feet apart along 200 1× be 10 feet apart he said 1× be 30 feet apart to prevent 1× be 6 feet apart in physical 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

all stations will 1× although we may 1× and many schools 1× and please never 1× are people staying 1× as of may 1×

Common sentence endings:

six feet apart 3× 10 feet apart 2× 6 feet apart 2× 3 feet apart 1× 4 feet apart 1× apart he said 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

six 7× people 4× may 3× spaced 3× must 2× heart 2× tents 2× together 2× trees 2× tree 2× wear 2× staying 2×

Related phrases

feet long feet wide square feet cubic feet feet tall feet away falls apart fell apart minutes apart

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around apart:

falls apart 5× fell apart 3× minutes apart 3×

Just before it in the phrase index:

feels good feel terrible feel sorry feel safe feel entitled feel confident

Just after it in the phrase index:

feet away feet long feet tall feet wide fell apart fell per

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

feet long feet wide feet tall feet away

Same ending:

falls apart fell apart minutes apart

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "feet apart" has 2 words and usually appears near the end in these examples. The average sentence has 20.5 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as least 10 feet apart, least 6 feet apart, six, people and may stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with feet long, feet wide, square feet, falls apart, fell apart and minutes apart, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with feet apart

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

Are people staying six feet apart? (6 words)

He held his hands about 3 feet apart. (8 words)

And no, they weren’t six feet apart. (8 words)

Longer example sentences

As of May 1, Illinois residents are required to wear a face covering when in public where staying 6-feet apart from other people is not possible, according to Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s office. (35 words)

As we sleep 3-feet apart from each other and with our cellmate sick, or our neighbor sick, we are just sitting time bombs waiting for when this is going to happen to me. (34 words)

Then the presidential rivals stood only a few feet apart, with Biden and Bloomberg between them, as the observance began with the tolling of a bell and a moment of silence. (31 words)

Question examples

Are people staying six feet apart? (6 words)

Example sentences (20)

Despite the requirement that all equipment must be at least six feet apart, the best practice is to place it at least 10 feet apart.

We may be 6 feet apart in physical distance, but we are not 6 feet apart in heart or mind.

Fast feet drills, like speed ladder – Place 10 to 15 markers 4 feet apart.

Five rock weirs spaced about 40 feet apart along 200 feet of the stream channel will replace the dam.

However, there was no danger of cross-contamination from sewage since water mains and sewer lines must be 10 feet apart, he said.

Like most people, we stayed six feet apart, waving to our kids and grandkids in the driveway.

That includes keeping tents from joining together, with tents having to be spaced out at least 10 feet apart.

He held his hands about 3 feet apart.

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Individual trees or small groups of trees should be 30 feet apart to prevent fire spreading from tree to tree.

Then the presidential rivals stood only a few feet apart, with Biden and Bloomberg between them, as the observance began with the tolling of a bell and a moment of silence.

All stations will be spaced at least 6 feet apart.

Although we may stand 6 feet apart in a restaurant, we are still connected by a shared meal, a far-off cheers and the surrounding sounds of every day life.

And many schools have turned into makeshift shelters offering their cafeterias or gymnasiums to evacuees, while encouraging them to wear masks and stay six feet apart.

And no, they weren’t six feet apart.

And please, never forget we’re six feet apart, but together at heart.

Are people staying six feet apart?

As of May 1, Illinois residents are required to wear a face covering when in public where staying 6-feet apart from other people is not possible, according to Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s office.

As we sleep 3-feet apart from each other and with our cellmate sick, or our neighbor sick, we are just sitting time bombs waiting for when this is going to happen to me.

At La Casa, Heffron said the site maintains social distancing, including working to ensure those who share a room remain at least 6 feet apart.

Attendees will sit six feet apart and departments appearing before the council will be represented by a department head rather than several people from a department.

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