How to Use legged in a Sentence

legged

adjective
Definition of leggednext
  • Markle wore a black turtleneck with matching wide-legged trousers under a smart coat and pointy-toe heels.
    — Carrie Wittmer, Glamour, 23 Sep. 2021
  • Other professional sports teams have adopted four-legged friends for a good cause over the years.
    — Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE.com, 1 Oct. 2021
  • Bids on the stylish homes for your four-legged friends can be placed at CincyHomearama.com/dog-house-auction-homearama-2021.
    — Randy Tucker, The Enquirer, 17 Sep. 2021
  • After bingeing through the nine episodes, the answers likely can't be traced to any one factor, but rather a multi-legged array of them.
    — Brian Lowry, CNN, 5 Oct. 2021
  • Concerned witnesses called the cops to report a five-legged creature, 7-to-9 feet tall with spikes walking down the street.
    — Chelsey Cox, USA TODAY, 9 Oct. 2021
  • The white ‘cadejo’ in the title is a mythical four-legged creature, a cross between a wolf and a dog, that protects people from harm.
    — Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 1 Oct. 2021
  • For two-legged customers, the restaurant serves dinner and brunch (weekends only), with entrees from $14.
    — Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2021
  • The duke even adorable sat cross-legged on the ground with students while Meghan read aloud, attentively listening along with the schoolchildren.
    — Bianca Betancourt, Harper's BAZAAR, 24 Sep. 2021
  • The strong-legged Australian jetted around the end for 28 yards to deliver a kangaroo punch to the Commodores.
    — Edgar Thompson, orlandosentinel.com, 9 Oct. 2021
  • The hotel even has dog-friendly, freestanding cottages available starting at $900/night for those who can't bear the thought of leaving their four-legged friends behind.
    — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 30 Sep. 2021
  • During a 90-minute interview in the basement of her Cambridge studio, Cohen sat barefoot and cross-legged on a cushion, her long hair fixed in two tight braids.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 25 Sep. 2021
  • Egyptian scientists say the fossil of a four-legged prehistoric whale, unearthed over a decade ago in the country's Western Desert, is that of a previously unknown species.
    — Noha Elhennawy, ajc, 14 Sep. 2021
  • Egyptian scientists say the fossil of a four-legged prehistoric whale, unearthed over a decade ago in the country’s Western Desert, is that of a previously unknown species.
    — Noha Elhennawy, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Sep. 2021
  • Cross-legged at the tabletop, guessing the names of books.
    — The New Yorker, 23 May 2022
  • Celebrate the luck of the Irish with your four-legged friend.
    — Ashley Capoot, chicagotribune.com, 11 Mar. 2022
  • Our car had the M Sport setup, and the ride is stiff-legged.
    — Joe Lorio, Car and Driver, 8 June 2022
  • My then-6-year-old twins sat cross-legged on the floor.
    — Crystal Wilkinson, The Atlantic, 24 Dec. 2021
  • Barred from sitting cross-legged on the floor like the boys.
    — Anne Branigin, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Dec. 2021
  • One-legged pants were one of the stranger themes of this past fashion month.
    — Tara Gonzalez, Harper's BAZAAR, 13 Dec. 2022
  • Among Peli’s crew of droids is a small, two-legged BD unit.
    — Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2022
  • Bring your four-legged friend to this pet-friendly event on the Great Lawn.
    — Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 30 Mar. 2022
  • But the big-legged Chris Boswell pushed the 50-yard attempt wide right at the closed end of the stadium.
    — Mary Kay Cabot, cleveland, 22 Sep. 2022
  • Want your four-legged canine friend to live a few years longer?
    — Tribune News Service, oregonlive, 6 Mar. 2022
  • The boy is sitting cross-legged in the photo and looking down at the firearm on his lap.
    — Timothy Bella, Anchorage Daily News, 7 June 2022
  • There's the balance with all the one-legged, different things.
    — Greg Presto, Men's Health, 21 June 2022
  • Her cross-legged joys and kindness fill a room like the scent of Elton John’s candles.
    — Riley Van Steward, Forbes, 8 Aug. 2022
  • White, a big animal lover, would take breaks to go greet her two and four-legged fans.
    — Rodney Ho, ajc, 31 Dec. 2021
  • LeBron James hit the game-winning shot, a one-legged turnaround jumper.
    — Harold Maass, The Week, 21 Feb. 2022
  • DeRozan took the final shot, a 15-foot, one-legged fadeaway defended by Caris LeVert that rimmed out.
    — Robert Fenbers, cleveland, 1 Jan. 2023
  • Could passengers lift their knees and go fetal or do a one-legged flamingo-style stance in keeping with a beachy theme?
    — Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 17 Feb. 2023

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