After unlocking her door quickly, she stuck the plate on the table inside, locked up again, then, trying to keep her footsteps muffled, set off to follow him.

They hurried away, their footsteps muffled by the leaves that littered the road.

Maurice was running now, his footsteps muffled by the damp grass alongside the road.

As Picard approached, his footsteps now muffled by a light violet carpet, Renks began to speak.

Holder let him get a few steps ahead before he began to follow, his own footsteps muffled in the thick grass.

Voices were hushed, and footsteps muffled by new carpet.

Somebody blew a whistle and they were off, slow measured strides, their footsteps muffled in the thick fog.

Lily walked, her footsteps muffled on the bare rock, past broken-down mine engines and new machines from the provincial suppliers, to a far corner.

It was ghostly as hell, the corridors quiet, the lights dimmed, our footsteps muffled.

They walked arm in arm beside the River Ness, footsteps muffled.