brisk footstep

Frequency: 5.53.8 per million words

refers to the sound of someone walking quickly and energetically

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Examples (20)

  • I heard his brisk footsteps in the hallway as he rushed to the meeting.
  • From the lobby, brisk footsteps echoed down the marble corridor.
  • The manager's brisk footsteps announced her arrival long before she entered the room.
  • I heard brisk footsteps approaching the office door.
  • The sound of brisk footsteps on the frozen pavement echoed in the morning air.
  • Her brisk footsteps were already receding by the time we looked up.
  • A brisk footstep behind me made me turn around, but it was just a jogger passing by.
  • Brisk footsteps crunched on the frosty gravel as dawn broke.
  • We knew the postman was coming by the sound of his familiar, brisk footsteps on the path.
  • A burst of brisk footsteps sounded on the stairs.
  • He walked with a brisk footstep, a clear sign of his military background.
  • You could tell from his brisk footsteps that he was in a rush.
  • The nurse's brisk footsteps were a constant, reassuring sound in the quiet hospital ward.
  • There were brisk footsteps behind me, then silence.
  • Soon, the silence will be broken by the brisk footsteps of commuters heading home.
  • In the library’s hush, brisk footsteps broke the quiet for a moment.
  • Her brisk footsteps matched the energetic rhythm of the city.
  • By noon, the corridor was alive with brisk footsteps coming and going.
  • Unlike the slow shuffle of the others, his brisk footstep was full of life and purpose.
  • Had it not been for the brisk footsteps, no one would have noticed her arrival.