How to Use gait in a Sentence

gait

noun
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  • He has an awkward gait.
  • But its gait turns to a trot around 80 mph, which takes 6.2 seconds to reach.
    — K.c. Colwell, Car and Driver, 28 Dec. 2021
  • With the help of a shoe with a lifted sole, his gait is now normal.
    — Annie Karni, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2023
  • Daniels didn’t break his gait, turned and ran out a checkstand aisle.
    — oregonlive, 9 Oct. 2021
  • The horse is judged on its gait and quality, and each athlete must face on all four sides of the horse.
    — Mary Grace Grabill, The Arizona Republic, 17 May 2022
  • Police say Vicky has brown eyes and walks with a waddling gait.
    — Chris Harris, PEOPLE.com, 6 May 2022
  • This decreased the sound, but gave him a worrying gait.
    — Dave Eggers, The Atlantic, 12 Aug. 2023
  • His feet splayed slightly outward and his gait was even and measured, the pace of a man of purpose.
    — Scott Johnson, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 July 2023
  • These days, his gait is halting; his shoulders are hunched.
    — Ruth Margalit, New York Times, 27 Sep. 2023
  • The smaller player faces his tormentor with blood on his face and a sway in his gait.
    — Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 28 Nov. 2021
  • The rhythmic lull of a steady gait soothes worries and stimulates thought.
    — Timothy Farrington, WSJ, 30 Mar. 2023
  • Gibbs was critiqued from top to bottom, on traits such as hairstyle, nail care and gait.
    — Washington Post, 29 Apr. 2022
  • The monkey slug looks like some sort of faceless alien Muppet with a fun hairdo and a herky-jerky gait.
    — Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 21 July 2022
  • Along the way, hordes disembarked, with the determined, brisk gait of those with somewhere to be.
    — Victoria Kim Chang W. Lee, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2023
  • Some had white hair and a slow, shuffling gait; their average age was 63, the oldest 75.
    — Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2023
  • Watching his patient, the doctor was struck by her awkward side-to-side gait and bowed legs.
    — New York Times, 2 Dec. 2021
  • The bearded and balding Mas’ud wore a green jail uniform and walked with a halting gait to the defense table.
    — Eric Tucker, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Dec. 2022
  • No matter the runner’s gait, this pouch stays securely in place around their waist thanks to the adjustable strap.
    — Emily Shiffer, Women's Health, 9 Sep. 2023
  • As is frequently the case after games, Whitlock marched through the Red Sox clubhouse with the slow, blocky gait of a zombie.
    — Alex Speier, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Aug. 2022
  • His gestures become broad, his gait turns into a saunter.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2023
  • Nakashima’s most distinguished trait was her calmness and gait.
    — Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 July 2023
  • And when, late in the film, Irène must begin wearing a yellow Star of David on her blazer, her gait is no less jaunty.
    — Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Feb. 2023
  • Mitchell scored Cleveland’s final eight points of the first half, going into the locker room with a swagger in his gait.
    — Chris Fedor, cleveland, 3 Jan. 2023
  • The iPhone can now detect the kind of unsteady gait that might lead to a fall several weeks or even months prior and warn of higher risk.
    — Jennifer Jolly, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2022
  • Jake led me through the club, walking with a languid gait, his shoulders rolled back so that his heart looked open and imperiled.
    — Allie Rowbottom, ELLE, 4 Nov. 2022
  • Looks and plays taller/longer than listing with open-field gait on the longer end of the spectrum that fosters speed-building ability at the top end.
    — oregonlive, 15 Sep. 2021
  • With a confident gait and no words, Martin exited stage right and ceded the next few bits to Short.
    — Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Aug. 2022
  • That chaps-less ride on Big Lil (bless her gentle gait) left me exhausted and in a state of total-body soreness.
    — Jordan Calhoun, Men's Health, 2 Nov. 2022
  • Scientists believe the extinct species to be the first hominin to have left Africa and walk with a fully upright gait.
    — Katie Hunt, CNN, 6 Mar. 2024
  • With her gait back in balance, Bailey is doing likewise in life.
    — David Woods, The Indianapolis Star, 23 Nov. 2022

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