How to Use walking stick in a Sentence
walking stick
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Take a walking stick bug: each of its legs seems to have a mind of its own.
—Scientific American, 30 Aug. 2019
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Her father sat on the road in front of the police, walking stick in his lap.
—Juliana Hanle, Scientific American, 18 Nov. 2019
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The old woman, a walking stick in her right hand, picks up her pace for a few steps, then slows again.
—Andy Carey, CNN, 27 Mar. 2024
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Chronic knee pain has prompted the use of a wheelchair and a walking stick.
—Karla Adam, Washington Post, 31 Mar. 2023
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The couple used a walking stick to fend it off, and the cat bit and ate the end of the stick, according to wildlife officials.
—Adrian Rodriguez, The Mercury News, 18 June 2019
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Good cop, bad cop The next day, Omar Ali was again at his wife's side, leaning on a long, carved walking stick.
—Andrea Simakis, cleveland.com, 13 May 2018
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Roberts makes wooden signs and inscribed walking sticks that are for sale at Knapp’s shop.
—John MacCormack, San Antonio Express-News, 18 Dec. 2017
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The video footage showed Robertson in a gas mask, wielding a long stick that his lawyers argued was just a walking stick.
—Peter Weber, The Week, 11 Apr. 2022
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The prior week, she was seen using a walking stick at two engagements for the first time since knee surgery in 2013.
—Maria Puente, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2021
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In a photo released by the palace, a smiling queen, holding a walking stick, shook hands with Truss.
—Stephen Castle, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Sep. 2022
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Then, using his walking stick to poke around, Roberts unearthed a skull and called police.
—Judy Rybak, CBS News, 9 Dec. 2022
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Smith uses his walking stick to point out his favorites.
—Allen G. Breed, chicagotribune.com, 23 May 2018
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Speaking of walks, the walking stick, or cane, can be a collectible, as well as an assist in getting around.
—Brenda Yenke, cleveland, 24 Mar. 2022
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One doughty grey-haired woman in a woollen jumper leads her tribe down the broken walkway, her walking stick pointing the way.
—Tom Rowley, 1843, 6 Mar. 2020
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Be the talk of the trail with a handcrafted, custom walking stick from Climbing Monkeys.
—Nicole Hvidsten, Star Tribune, 24 June 2021
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This time, Wall entered the Publix using a golf putter as a walking stick.
—NBC News, 12 June 2021
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DuBose, carrying his brown walking stick, kept pace with the crowd.
—Brittany McGee, ajc, 22 Aug. 2021
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Later in the morning, the Queen was driven to the main arena and was seen walking slowly to a lift, aided by a walking stick.
—Stephanie Petit and Monique Jessen, PEOPLE.com, 13 May 2022
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In recent appearances, the British monarch has been seen using a walking stick.
—Emily Burack, Town & Country, 17 Apr. 2022
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For the casual day, Anne wore a plaid shirt and tweed vest for the outing, while Sir Laurence, 64, sported a hat, blue shirt and walking stick.
—Claudia Harmata, PEOPLE.com, 15 Sep. 2019
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McBride said Barnett needed a walking stick for walking that day at the Capitol.
—Bill Bowden, Arkansas Online, 19 Jan. 2023
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That’s when the woman raised her walking stick in a threatening manner.
—Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 2 Dec. 2021
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In her trademark blue bucket hat, with a walking stick by her side, Ramos is a wisp of a woman, her hazel eyes sparkling warmly.
—Richard A. Marini, San Antonio Express-News, 20 Feb. 2018
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The report suggests that Peanut, Hall's other dog, was without a leash, and that the man used a walking stick, not a baton, to hit Milo.
—Jordan Cutler-Tietjen, sacbee, 11 June 2018
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In October, the monarch was spotted using a walking stick for support — a rare sight that served as a vivid reminder the queen is 95.
—Washington Post, 24 Dec. 2021
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Later in the morning, she was driven to the main arena and was seen walking slowly to a lift, aided by a walking stick.
—Simon Perry, PEOPLE.com, 13 May 2022
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An elderly man with a walking stick shuffling around an outlet of M’s Pop Life, a chain of adult stores, can find much aimed at him.
—The Economist, 5 Apr. 2018
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She was accompanied by her son, Prince Edward, and used her walking stick to make her way around.
—Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE.com, 15 May 2022
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The gramophone was there; his backpack and his walking stick; his mat rolled up as though there would be another evening and morning.
—Paul Yoon, The New Yorker, 26 June 2023
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Tori and Danny are both lagging, and Kaycee is using two walking sticks and literally leaning on Troy for support.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 17 May 2023
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