Sentence examples for was afoot from inspiring English sources

Suggestions(5)

was underway

was ahead

was forward

was up

was courses

Dictionary

was afoot

adjective

That is on foot, in motion, in action, in progress.

synonyms

underway

Exact(60)

Yet destiny was afoot.

The New York Times - Sports

Change was afoot.

The New York Times

Something was afoot.

The New Yorker

Clearly some trickery was afoot.

The New Yorker

Hoover sensed that something was afoot.

The New Yorker

Change was afoot in other ways, too.

The New York Times

The coach knew something was afoot.

The New York Times - Sports

A countervailing movement was afoot, however.

The New Yorker

But suddenly a new game was afoot.

The New York Times - Arts

They got no indication it was afoot.

The New York Times

But a change of plans was afoot.

The New York Times

More suggestions(11)

was walk

was step

was efficacious

was enterprises

was set up

well afoot

was commenced

was run

currently afoot

was compound

was ready

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