set foot on

phrase

: to step onto

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A week later, Ortiz and Simon set foot on Gibraltar, the two-and-a-half-square-mile British territory at the southern tip of Spain and the mouth of the Mediterranean. — Literary Hub, 31 Aug. 2026 She has been permanently barred from ever setting foot on any Franklin County School System properties and won’t be allowed into any Cornersville games — home and away — for the next year, the sheriff’s office added. — David K. Li, NBC news, 20 Aug. 2026 Most high school students don't set foot on a college campus until after graduation. — James Taylor, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026 But system leaders expect fewer of them to set foot on campus. — Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for set foot on

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“Set foot on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/set%20foot%20on. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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