footrace
/fˈʊtɹˌeɪs/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 1.73 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "[T]he Moslems footraced around the Kaba three times at top speed, to demonstrate to the observant Koreish that they were in excellent physical condition; […]"
- "As we footraced back to the fort, I saw the lieutenant standing on top the walls watching this string of grown-up children flying along the path pursued by their barking and excited dogs."
- "During Friday’s television spectacular C'onrad, Kerwin and Weitz footraced around the walls of their silo-like cabin in what they called the “Skylab 500,” effortlessly performing flips and handsprings."
- "I could almost feel the clear spool when the game turned, headed along the beach, and I footraced him for line, and won."
- "Next Representative McCarthy promises to footrace a Manhattan bus to prove that transportation is snarled."
- "And they footraced the orienteering champion of Sweden in a sampling of a new sport."