Sentence examples for were footing from inspiring English sources
noun
A biological structure found in many animals that is used for locomotion and that is frequently a separate organ at the terminal part of the leg.
Others were footing the bill — so it's left to them to question the price.
"They were getting their manicures, their facials, pedicures, massages while the American people were footing the bill".
Citizens UK pointed out that taxpayers were footing the multibillion-pound bill for low basic salaries through working tax credits and other "in-work benefits".
When I asked how he was able to afford them, he first said he'd rather not tell me, then claimed that friends in Argentina were footing the bill.
Public outrage began to mount last week when it emerged that the country's recession-hit taxpayers were footing food and drink bills in the parliament for nearly €900,000 a year.
Although taxpayers were footing the bill for 60% of all academic research, they were getting hardly anything in return.The Bayh-Dole act did two big things at a stroke.
Morton Bahamas was footing the bill.
Will the Telegraph be footing the bill?
And the students are footing the bill.
Now all you get is foot-dragging.
