How to Use footrest in a Sentence

footrest

noun
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  • Add padding and a footrest, and this would be the La-Z-Boy of camp chairs.
    — Will Egensteiner, Popular Mechanics, 22 July 2020
  • Adjust the height of your chair so that your feet are on the floor, or on a footrest.
    — cleveland, 6 Apr. 2020
  • Adjust the height of your chair so that your feet rest flat on the floor or a footrest.
    — Simon Hill, Wired, 2 Mar. 2022
  • The feet pushed down the armrests and turned them into footrests.
    — Christopher Muther, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Aug. 2019
  • When your kid gets big the footrest can be removed, too.
    — Marisa Lascala and Jessica Hartshorn, Good Housekeeping, 8 Feb. 2023
  • Pop a beer, settle back and don’t forget to use the beaver head as a footrest.
    — Mary Colurso | [email protected], al, 13 Apr. 2023
  • The rear right seat of the A8 comes with a footrest that will warm and massage the soles of a passenger's feet.
    — Aric Jenkins, Fortune, 11 July 2017
  • And the bolts that attached the footrest to the chain side extended very close to the path of the chain when the bike was in its top gear.
    — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 6 Sep. 2024
  • The lounge seats in the second row have footrests, but this makes the seats bulky when folded and hard to remove.
    — Marc Urbano, Car and Driver, 29 Aug. 2017
  • Off to the right, curiously cropped, is a bench with a footrest.
    — Washington Post, 2 Mar. 2022
  • The footrests attach to the frame right along where the chain runs, and their bolts frequently bumped up against it.
    — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 6 Sep. 2024
  • The side seat has its own table, seatbelt, and even its own footrest.
    — Christopher Muther, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Aug. 2022
  • One consumer tester noted that, over time, the footrest got loose in its pegs and sometimes crashed to the ground.
    — Marisa Lascala and Jessica Hartshorn, Good Housekeeping, 8 Feb. 2023
  • Cons Construction: The hull has some give under your feet, as do the footrests.
    — Ben Duchesney, Field & Stream, 6 Mar. 2023
  • The acacia wood chairs are easy to wipe clean and have footrests to keep your legs comfortable.
    — Lauren Fisher, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Apr. 2023
  • Use the ottoman as a footrest or place a melamine serving tray on top to hold cocktails and snacks.
    — Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics, 9 May 2022
  • Try and keep your thighs parallel to the floor and make sure your feet rest on the floor or some sort of footrest (a box is fine).
    — Kathryn Vasel, CNN, 30 Mar. 2020
  • The footrest comes with an adjustable strap that can be wrapped around the seat tray in front of you for quick assembly.
    — Alexandra Domrongchai, Travel + Leisure, 20 Apr. 2024
  • Make your work-from-home life a bit comfier with this footrest.
    — Medea Giordano gear Team, WIRED, 12 Oct. 2022
  • There’s even a footrest so kids can rest their tired legs while riding on the case and being pulled by an adult.
    — Jessica Booth, Parents, 15 June 2024
  • Kids can take comfort from the tall seat that reclines, the extendable footrest and the giant canopy that blocks the sun.
    — Jessica Hartshorn and Rachel Rothman, Good Housekeeping, 15 Feb. 2023
  • The reason for this is the slide-out footrest, which enables you to lie down flat in this convertible chair.
    — Corey Gaskin and Jeff Dunn, Ars Technica, 11 Sep. 2020
  • This float is like a poolside chaise lounge, complete with a footrest and cup holders.
    — Popular Science, 14 Sep. 2020
  • Downstairs, the seats have more legroom with a footrest that extends well under the upper seats.
    — Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 6 June 2023
  • The bench is big enough for two, however, and there are a pair of flip-down footrests for a passenger.
    — Eric Bangeman, Ars Technica, 16 May 2024
  • This one from Outer Banks comes with a footrest and folds away easily.
    — Naveen Kumar, CNN Underscored, 29 June 2020
  • After a week of trying to screw the parts back on herself, a friend helped Freeman duct tape the footrest back onto the chair.
    — Tamia Fowlkes, Journal Sentinel, 8 Aug. 2024
  • This footrest features 20 speeds and nine massage programs to soothe your feet.
    — Popular Science, 12 Nov. 2020
  • Our tester’s favorite feature was the adjustable footrest, which was sturdy and easy to use.
    — Jessica Booth, Parents, 15 June 2023
  • The tray clicks in audibly and the footrest can be adjusted as your baby grows.
    — Jessica Booth, Parents, 15 Sep. 2023

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