How to Use stirrup in a Sentence

stirrup

noun
Definition of stirrupnext
  • You! ... with your black stirrup pants and long tees in the '90s.
    — Kristin Chenoweth, Good Housekeeping, 1 May 2017
  • My mother stands up in the stirrups and holds the pole.
    — Laraine Herring, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2020
  • That’s when a stirrup on the horse’s saddle caught a log.
    — oregonlive, 26 Aug. 2022
  • Those who know him best won't be the least surprised to see him in the stirrups for a long time to come.
    — Henry Young, CNN, 26 Mar. 2018
  • The riders compared the weights of their saddles - Gray’s said his is about 50 pounds — and their styles — the horn, the stirrup, the plate.
    — Silvia Foster-Frau, ExpressNews.com, 5 Feb. 2020
  • My left foot came out of the stirrup, but the right one was somehow twisted in the other.
    — Peter Gwin, WSJ, 19 June 2018
  • The brand’s stirrup pair are great for daytime and come evening, dress them up with a party top and heels.
    — Humaa Hussain, Vogue, 16 Sep. 2022
  • Her legs are in stirrups, there is blood and people wearing scrubs and masks.
    — Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 24 Apr. 2023
  • The doctor tells you to lie back, put your legs in the metal stirrups on either side of the table and scoot down.
    — Robin Abcarian, latimes.com, 17 May 2018
  • These workout pants have a stirrup that might prove tricker to pull off in the office.
    — Jamie Prokell, Men's Health, 21 Nov. 2022
  • Real horsehair fills out the tail; leather forms the saddle and stirrups; agate marbles dot the eyes.
    — Michael Tortorello, WSJ, 1 Sep. 2017
  • In the exam room, there were soft cloth garments to slip into and velour booties over the metal stirrups.
    — Minda Honey, Longreads, 19 June 2018
  • After jamming my feet, beige pumps and all, into stirrups, the doctor walked out of the room.
    — Joyce Johnson, The New York Review of Books, 8 June 2020
  • Kaline wore the stirrups pulled high to expose just the right amount of white sanitary socks.
    — Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com, 16 May 2020
  • Then one foot of veteran jockey Joel Rosario flopped out of a stirrup.
    — Bryce Miller Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2021
  • The stirrup shaped lugs are pure Hermès, in a nod to the brand’s signature equestrian theme.
    — Carol Besler, Robb Report, 18 Aug. 2021
  • In the years that followed, the Queen opted to take a carriage instead — and in 2003, her husband, Prince Philip, hung up his stirrups and joined her.
    — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 12 June 2023
  • Her clinic has three patient beds and a birthing room with a bare mattress, stirrups and a single IV pole.
    — Caroline Chen, ProPublica, 27 Feb. 2023
  • From Lafayette 148, a stirrup legging is the ultimate day-to-night delight.
    — Laura Jackson, Vogue, 6 Feb. 2023
  • And when the suction is released by lifting the climber's weight off of the stirrup, the paddle can be easily moved elsewhere.
    — Dan Dubno, Popular Mechanics, 7 Dec. 2016
  • My legs were still in stirrups with my bloody, broken vagina on display.
    — Lauren Hartmann, Cosmopolitan, 11 Mar. 2016
  • At the fall ‘16 show, the designer introduced a stirrup pant, which, too, soon became a favourite among street style stars.
    — Eliza Huber, refinery29.com, 30 Oct. 2020
  • Just up the street, Fenway’s light towers would be programmed to pull a full LED nutty if someone in red stirrups knocked 60 out of the park.
    — Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Apr. 2023
  • Her sister Vrindavan’s foot slips out of a stirrup, and she is thrown from her horse behind us.
    — Nellie Bowles, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2019
  • Queen Camilla has hung up her stirrups and is no longer horseback riding.
    — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 3 Apr. 2023
  • On a standard frame design, a portion of rider weight can be taken with the legs, which keeps the weight transferred to the frame, like standing in the stirrups.
    — Joe Michaud, sandiegouniontribune.com, 15 Sep. 2017
  • Fans and spectators can still expect to see events ranging from short stirrups to grand prix.
    — Austen Erblat, Sun-Sentinel.com, 13 Apr. 2018
  • The pajamas are fitted with thumb holes and stirrups to protect wrists and ankles.
    — Kevin Brouillard, Travel + Leisure, 28 Apr. 2023
  • To have internal organs checked, a woman is asked to lie down on the exam table with knees bent and place her feet in two stirrups at the base.
    — Colleen Shalby, latimes.com, 25 June 2018
  • The boot’s tall shaft protected the calf, while its angled heels prevented slippage in the stirrups.
    — Naomi Rougeau, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2023

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