Examples of fleet-footed in a Sentence
the Roman god Mercury was the fleet-footed messenger of the gods
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In the face of uncertainty over China’s future, U.S. policymakers must remain flexible and fleet-footed.
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Elizabeth Economy, Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2014
And there are simply too many characters and too many cities and too many quests and too many fights to keep the show balanced and fleet-footed.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 16 Mar. 2023
But Pine is the secret sauce that keeps this thing buoyant and fleet-footed, even when the plot turns start piling up.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 11 Mar. 2023
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Elizabeth Economy, Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2014
And there are simply too many characters and too many cities and too many quests and too many fights to keep the show balanced and fleet-footed.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 16 Mar. 2023
But Pine is the secret sauce that keeps this thing buoyant and fleet-footed, even when the plot turns start piling up.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 11 Mar. 2023
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“Fleet-footed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fleet-footed. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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